Increased virulence of Marek's disease virus field isolates

Avian Diseases

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 149-163

  Witter, R L ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

chicken; Marek's disease; pathotype; poultry; vaccine; virulence; virus

Indexed keywords

ANAS SP.; ANIMALIA; AVES; AVIAN RETROVIRUSES; CHICKEN ANEMIA VIRUS; GALLID HERPESVIRUS 2; GALLUS GALLUS; HERPESVIRIDAE; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 3; MELEAGRID HERPESVIRUS 1;

EID: 0030936371     PISSN: 00052086     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1592455     Document Type: Article

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