Aflatoxin effect on the oocysts morphometry and contribution on the morphology of Eimeria bateri Bhatia, Pandey and Pande, 1965 from the japanese quail Coturnix japonica in Brazil Efeito da aflatoxina sobre a morfometria dos oocistos e contribuição para a morfologia de Eimeria bateri Bhatia, Pandey and Pande, 1965 da Codorna japonesa Coturnix japonica no Brasil

The purpose of this study was to characterize Eimeria bateri oocysts and to evaluate the aflatoxin effect in the morphometry of sporulated oocysts in Japanese quails infected naturally. Of a total of 50 quails naturally infected by E. bateri were randomly divided into two groups with 25 birds each....

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Main Authors: Bruno P. Berto, Sergian V. Cardozo, Walter L. Teixeira Filho, Ana Maria R. Ferreira, Carlos Wilson G. Lopes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Colégio Brasileiro de Parasitologia Veterinaria 2008-12-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-29612008000400012