Effects of subclinical Eimeria tenella infection on Pectoralis major muscle in broiler chickens
The aim of this study was to evaluate changes in the histological characteristics of the pectoralis major (PM) muscle in chickens as well as histological changes in the caecum after a low dose of Eimeria tenella (E. tenella). The chickens were inoculated orally with 5 × 102 E. tenella oocysts (Gr1)...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis Group
2018-01-01
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Series: | Italian Journal of Animal Science |
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Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1828051X.2017.1351899 |