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The role of first line of defence mechanisms in the pathogenesis of cellulitis in broiler chickens: skin structural, physiological and cellular response factors.
Journal of veterinary medicine. A, Physiology, pathology, clinical medicine - 1 Dec 2005
Olkowski A A, Wojnarowicz C, Chirino-Trejo M, Wurtz B M, Kumor L
Abstract excerpt
The present study examined several basic attributes of first-line defence mechanisms in the skin as potential factors that may explain the susceptibility of broiler chickens to cellulitis. The variables including structural characteristics of the skin, physicochemical properties and cellular responses to the challenge with pathogens were compared between two categories of chickens, a strain of fast-growing...
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