Highly virulent form of infectious bursal disease in Egypt : Some epidemiological observations

Indian Journal of Animal Sciences

Volumn 67, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 363-366

  Bekhit, A B A ^a,b  

^a ALEXANDRIA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b Faculty of Veterinary Medicine   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Broiler; Epidemiology of IBD; Infectious broiler disease; Virulent IBD

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031507852     PISSN: 03678318     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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