Effects of virginiamycin against experimentally induced necrotic enteritis in broiler chickens vaccinated or not with an attenuated coccidial vaccine

Journal of Applied Poultry Research

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 160-167

  Shojadoost, B ^a   Peighambari, S M ^a   Nikpiran, H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

^b ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Anticoccidial vaccine; Broiler chicken; Clostridium perfringens; Necrotic enteritis; Salinomycin; Virginiamycin

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878000590     PISSN: 10566171     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3382/japr.2012-00541     Document Type: Article

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