Egg production drops in breeder turkeys associated with western equine encephalitis virus infection

Avian Diseases

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 136-141

  Cooper, G L ^a   Medina, H A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Wampler Foods Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHAVIRUS; ANIMALIA; AVES; EQUIDAE; GALLUS GALLUS; MELEAGRIS GALLOPAVO; WEE VIRUS; WESTERN EQUINE ENCEPHALOMYELITIS VIRUS;

EID: 0032942513     PISSN: 00052086     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1592773     Document Type: Article

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