Research Article
Comparative Response of the Nigerian Indigenous and Broiler Chickens to a Field Caecal Isolate of Eimeria Oocysts
Table 1
Experimental design.
| | Group | Breed | Number of chickens | Dose level | Necropsy (25th day of infection) |
| | A | Broiler chickens | 8 | 2500 | Day 25 | | B | Broiler chickens | 8 | 5000 | Day 25 | | C | Broiler chickens | 8 | 100.000 | Day 25 | | D | Uninfected broiler chickens | 8 | 0 | Day 25 | | E | Local chickens | 4 | 2500 | Day 25 | | F | Local chickens | 4 | 5000 | Day 25 | | G | Local chickens | 4 | 100.000 | Day 25 | | H | Uninfected local chickens | 4 | 0 | Day 25 |
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