Isolation, propagation, identification and comparative pathogenicity of five Egyptian field strains of Eimeria tenella from broiler chickens in five different provinces in Egypt

Research in Veterinary Science

Volumn 92, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 92-95

  Abu Akkada, Somaia Saif ^a   Awad, Ashraf Mahmoud ^a  

^a Alexandria University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Broiler chickens; Eimeria tenella; Identification; Isolation; Pathogenicity; Propagation; Strains

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

ARTICLE; BROILER; CHICKEN; CONTROLLED STUDY; EGYPT; EIMERIA TENELLA; ERYTHROCYTE COUNT; FOOD INTAKE; HEMATOCRIT; HEMATOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; ISOLATION PROCEDURE; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; OOCYST; PATHOGENICITY; SCORING SYSTEM; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMALS; CHICKENS; COCCIDIOSIS; EGYPT; EIMERIA TENELLA; ERYTHROCYTE COUNT; FECES; HEMATOCRIT; HEMOGLOBINS; OOCYSTS; PARASITE LOAD; POULTRY DISEASES; WEIGHT GAIN;

EIMERIA TENELLA; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 83955164318     PISSN: 00345288     EISSN: 15322661     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rvsc.2010.10.023     Document Type: Article

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