Vaccination against Streptococcus suis: Effect on nursery mortality

Journal of Swine Health and Production

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 139-143

  Torremorell, Montserrat ^b   Pijoan, Carlos ^a   Trigo, Emilio ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Mortality; Streptococcus suis; Swine; Vaccine

Indexed keywords

EID: 0006942115     PISSN: 1537209X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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