Spiking mortality of turkey poults: 1. Experimental reproduction in isolation facilities

Avian Diseases

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 604-609

  Brown, Tom P ^a   Garcia, Ana Patricia ^a   Kelley, Laura ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

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[No Author keywords available]

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ANIMALIA; AVES; CORONAVIRUS; MELEAGRIS GALLOPAVO;

EID: 0031194794     PISSN: 00052086     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1592151     Document Type: Article

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