Effect of vitamin E levels on the cell-mediated immunity of broilers vaccinated against coccidiosis

Studies on the relationships between animal nutrition and immunity have sought reliable methodologies to measure responses. Cell-mediated immune response is similarly studied in humans. The cutaneous basophil hypersensitivity test (CBH) is one of the methods to measure that response and consists in...

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Main Authors: ICM da Silva, AML Ribeiro, CW Canal, MM Vieira, CC Pinheiro, T Gonçalves, ML de Moraes, VS Ledur
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação APINCO de Ciência e Tecnologia Avícolas 2011-03-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Poultry Science
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-635X2011000100008