Environmental augmentation with bacteriophage prevents colibacillosis in broiler chickens

Poultry Science

Volumn 93, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 2788-2792

  El Gohary, F A ^a   Huff, W E ^b   Huff, G R ^b   Rath, N C ^b   Zhou, Z Y ^c   Donoghue, A M ^b  

^a Mansoura University   (Egypt)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^c SOUTHWEST UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Bacteriophage; Broiler; Colibacillosis; Escherichia coli; Therapy

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; AVES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GALLUS GALLUS;

ANIMAL; CHICKEN; COLIPHAGE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MORTALITY; PHYSIOLOGY; POULTRY DISEASES; TEMPERATURE; VETERINARY; VIROLOGY;

ANIMALS; CHICKENS; COLIPHAGES; ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; MALE; POULTRY DISEASES; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 84924794699     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: 15253171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3382/ps.2014-04282     Document Type: Article

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