Evaluation of diagnostic procedures to detect mycoplasma synoviae in commercial multiplier-breeder farms and commercial hatcheries in Florida

Avian Diseases

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 798-806

  Ewing, M L ^a   Lauerman, L H ^b   Kleven, S H ^c   Brown, M B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b Alabama Department of Agriculture & Industries   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

diagnosis; Mycoplasma synoviae; PCR; serology

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; AVES; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); GALLUS GALLUS; MYCOPLASMA; MYCOPLASMA SYNOVIAE;

EID: 0030266304     PISSN: 00052086     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1592301     Document Type: Article

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