Article
Defining susceptibility of broiler chicks to colibacillosis.
Avian pathology : journal of the W.V.P.A - 1 Apr 2006
Ask B, van der Waaij E H, van Eck J H H, van Arendonk J A M, Stegeman J A
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This study aimed to define the susceptibility of broilers to colibacillosis through quantification of clinical responses and to examine the relationship between susceptibility and growth retardation. A challenge experiment was carried out twice. In each trial, 192 chicks were challenged intratracheally with Escherichia coli (E. coli) at 7 days of age and 160 chicks served as controls. Surviving chicks were...
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