Reovirus serology in broiler parents and their progeny and its correlation with performance

Avian Diseases

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 271-278

  De Herdt, P ^a   Ducatelle, R ^a   Uyttebroek, E ^a   Hermans, J ^a   Sneep, A ^b   Torbeyns, R ^b  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b Hendrix N V   (Belgium)

Author keywords

ELISA; Epidemiology; Performance; Poultry; Reovirus

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033120552     PISSN: 00052086     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1592617     Document Type: Article

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