Causes of losses including a borna disease paralytic syndrome affecting young ostriches of one breeding organization over a five-year period (1989-1993)

Avian Diseases

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 240-245

  Ashash, E ^a   Malkinson, M ^b   Meir, B R ^b   Perl, S ^b   Weisman, Y ^b  

^a Zemach Enterprises   (Israel)

^b KIMRON VETERINARY INSTITUTE   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVES; BORNA DISEASE VIRUS; STRUTHIO CAMELUS; STRUTHIONIFORMES;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BIRD; BIRD DISEASE; BORNA DISEASE VIRUS; CAUSE OF DEATH; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MORTALITY; PARESIS; PATHOLOGY; SYNDROME; VIROLOGY;

ANIMALS; BIRD DISEASES; BIRDS; BORNA DISEASE VIRUS; CAUSE OF DEATH; PARESIS; SYNDROME;

EID: 0029685994     PISSN: 00052086     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1592397     Document Type: Article

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