Wb. Gross, RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN BODY-WEIGHT GAIN AFTER MOVEMENT OF CHICKENS TO AN UNFAMILIAR CAGE AND RESPONSE TO ESCHERICHIA-COLI CHALLENGE INFECTION, Avian diseases, 39(3), 1995, pp. 636-637
One day after chickens were moved from a brooder to unfamiliar cages,
there was a high negative correlation (P < 0.001) between an individua
l's body-weight gain and the severity of response to Escherichia coli
challenge infection.