Direct lateral transmission of histomonas meleagridis in Turkeys

Avian Diseases

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 489-492

  Hu, Jinghui ^a   McDougald, L R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Blackhead disease; Histomonas meleagridis; Histomoniasis; Lateral transmission; Turkeys

Indexed keywords

AVES; ENTEROBACTER; HETERAKIS GALLINARUM; HISTOMONAS MELEAGRIDIS; MELEAGRIS GALLOPAVO;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL PARASITOSIS; ARTICLE; BIRD DISEASE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTOZOON; TURKEY (BIRD);

ANIMALS; POULTRY DISEASES; PROTOZOA; PROTOZOAN INFECTIONS, ANIMAL; TURKEYS;

EID: 0042381675     PISSN: 00052086     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1637/0005-2086(2003)047[0489:DLTOHM]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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