Differential diagnosis of two paralytic conditions affecting young chickens with emphasis on PCR findings

Avian Pathology

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 417-419

  Davidson, Irit ^a   Weisman, Yoram ^a   Perl, Shmuel ^a   Malkinson, Mertyn ^a  

^a KIMRON VETERINARY INSTITUTE   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVIAN LYMPHOMATOSIS HERPETOVIRUS; CHICKEN; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VIRUS INFECTION;

ANIMALIA; AVES; GALLID HERPESVIRUS 2; GALLUS GALLUS; HERPETOVIRUS; MARDIVIRUS;

EID: 0031878764     PISSN: 03079457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03079459808419361     Document Type: Article

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