Experimental infection of turkey poults with western equine encephalitis virus

Avian Diseases

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 578-582

  Cooper, G L ^a   Medina, H A ^b   Woolcock, P R ^a   McFarland, M D ^a   Reynolds, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Foster Farms   (United States)

Author keywords

Experimental infection; Lymphoid necrosis; Turkeys; Virus isolation; Western equine encephalitis virus

Indexed keywords

ALPHAVIRUS; ANIMALIA; AVES; EQUIDAE; FABRICIUS; MELEAGRIS GALLOPAVO; WEE VIRUS; WESTERN EQUINE ENCEPHALOMYELITIS VIRUS;

EID: 0031193715     PISSN: 00052086     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1592147     Document Type: Article

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