Influence of age on the febrile response to E. coli and S. typhimurium endotoxins in growing pullets.

@article{Gregorut1992InfluenceOA,
  title={Influence of age on the febrile response to E. coli and S. typhimurium endotoxins in growing pullets.},
  author={F P Gregorut and Ligia Baptista and A S Paulim and Juliano Rodrigo Guerreiro and Euclides R. Secato and Marcos Macari},
  journal={British poultry science},
  year={1992},
  volume={33 4},
  pages={
          769-74
        }
}

• F P Gregorut, Ligia Baptista, +3 authors Marcos Macari
• Published in British poultry science 1992

1. The effect of bacterial endotoxin injection was studied in growing pullets of different ages. Commercial chicks were divided into 5 groups according to age. Bacterial endotoxins (E. coli and S. typhimurium) were injected intravenously and rectal temperature was measured over a period of 300 min. 2. The results showed no significant effect of age on the febrile response induced by bacterial endotoxins, but a slight tendency towards a reduced fever peak was observed with increasing age. The… CONTINUE READING

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