Susceptibility of local nigerian and exotic chickens to infectious bursal disease by contact exposure

Tropical Animal Health and Production

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 75-81

  Okoye, J O A ^a   Aba Adulugba, E P ^b   Ezeokonkwo, R C ^a   Udem, S C ^a   Orajaka, L J E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA   (Nigeria)

^b NATIONAL VETERINARY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Breed; Chickens; Contact; Infectious bursal disease; Infectivity; Mortality; Pathogenicity; Virus

Indexed keywords

VIRUS ANTIBODY; VIRUS ANTIGEN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BIRD DISEASE; BLOOD; BURSA FABRICII; CHICKEN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; IMMUNODIFFUSION; IMMUNOLOGY; INFECTIOUS BURSAL DISEASE VIRUS; MALE; NIGERIA; PATHOGENICITY; SERODIAGNOSIS; VIROLOGY; VIRUS INFECTION; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; ANTIGENS, VIRAL; BIRNAVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; BURSA OF FABRICIUS; CHICKENS; DISEASE SUSCEPTIBILITY; FEMALE; IMMUNODIFFUSION; INFECTIOUS BURSAL DISEASE VIRUS; MALE; NEUTRALIZATION TESTS; NIGERIA; POULTRY DISEASES; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 0033113858     PISSN: 00494747     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005159522203     Document Type: Article

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