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The effect of splenectomy upon infection with Eimeria tenella

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 April 2009

M. Elaine Rose
M. Elaine Rose
Affiliation:
Houghton Poultry Research Station, Houghton, Huntingdon
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Splenectomy, either alone or in conjunction with hormonal bursectomy, did not appreciably affect E. tenella infections as measured by oocyst output.

Operated birds became resistant to re-infection as readily as the controls and it seems unlikely that the spleen in chickens plays an essential role in the host's defence against the Eimeria.

Thanks are due to my colleague, Mr P. L. Long, for his advice and interest throughout the work. Mrs J. Simpson gave valuable technical assistance.

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Research Article
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Parasitology , Volume 58 , Issue 2 , May 1968 , pp. 481 - 487
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1968

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