Prevalence of nematode infection and faecal egg counts in free-range laying hens: Relations to housing and husbandry

British Poultry Science

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 12-23

  Sherwin, C M ^a   Nasr, M A F ^a,b   Gale, E ^a   Petek, M ^a,c   Stafford, K ^a   Turp, M ^a   Coles, G C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b Zagazig University   (Egypt)

^c ULUDAG UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMAL WELFARE; ARTICLE; BIRD DISEASE; CHICKEN; FECES; FEMALE; METHODOLOGY; NEMATODIASIS; ORGANIC FARMING; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITOLOGY; PREVALENCE;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMALS; CHICKENS; FECES; FEMALE; NEMATODE INFECTIONS; ORGANIC AGRICULTURE; PARASITE EGG COUNT; POULTRY DISEASES; PREVALENCE;

EID: 84874575821     PISSN: 00071668     EISSN: 14661799     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00071668.2012.757577     Document Type: Article

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