Airborne transmission of Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae and porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus in nursery pigs

American Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 58, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 828-832

  Torremorell, Montserrat ^a   Pijoan, Carlos ^a   Janni, Kevin ^b   Walker, Roger ^c   Joo, Han Soo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c S Agricultural Experimental Station   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTINOBACILLUS PLEUROPNEUMONIAE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL HOUSING; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; MICROBIOLOGY; MICROCLIMATE; SEROTYPING; SWINE; SWINE DISEASE; VIRUS INFECTION;

ACTINOBACILLUS INFECTIONS; ACTINOBACILLUS PLEUROPNEUMONIAE; AIR MICROBIOLOGY; ANIMALS; HOUSING, ANIMAL; MICROCLIMATE; PORCINE REPRODUCTIVE AND RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; SEROTYPING; SWINE; SWINE DISEASES;

EID: 0031204719     PISSN: 00029645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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