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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Main Authors: Darina Chodová, Eva Tůmová, Karolína Sládková, Iva Langrová, Ivana Jankovská, Jaroslav Vadlejch, Zuzana Čadková, Romana Krejčířová
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2018-01-01
Series:Italian Journal of Animal Science
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1828051X.2017.1351899