Hydropericardium syndrome (HPS) of poultry in tarai of Uttar Pradesh : A report

Indian Journal of Animal Sciences

Volumn 67, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 766-767

  Shukla, S K ^a   Chandra, Rajesh ^a   Kumar, Mahesh ^a   Dixit, V P ^a  

^a G B PANT UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Adenovirus; HPS; Inactivated vaccine

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031516309     PISSN: 03678318     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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