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Infections with Heterakis gallinarum in chickens following recovery from histomoniasis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 April 2009

L. P. Joyner
L. P. Joyner
Affiliation:
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Central Veterinary Laboratory, Weybridge
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Chickens which have recovered from an initial Histomonas infection are better hosts for Heterakis gallinarum than chickens which are fully susceptible to Histomonas. Not only do they support more nematodes but the immature worms, measured 12 and 14 days after infection, are larger.

Acknowledgements are due to Miss C. N. Hebert who carried out the statistical analysis and to Mr C. C. Norton for technical assistance.

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Research Article
Information
Parasitology , Volume 56 , Issue 1 , February 1966 , pp. 171 - 177
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1966

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