Marek's disease, candidiasis and megabacteriosis in a flock of chickens (Gallus gallus domesticus) and Japanese quail (Coturnix japonica)

Veterinary Record

Volumn 153, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 293-297

  Pennycott, T W ^a   Duncan, G ^a   Venugopal, K ^b  

^a SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTE FOR ANIMAL HEALTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BIRD DISEASE; CANDIDIASIS; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHICKEN; DISEASE SEVERITY; EGG PRODUCTION; FUNGUS GROWTH; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HISTOPATHOLOGY; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; POULTRY; QUAIL;

ANIMALIA; AVES; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); COTURNIX; COTURNIX JAPONICA; FUNGI; GALLUS; GALLUS GALLUS; JAPONICA; PHASIANIDAE; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 0141681106     PISSN: 00424900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/vr.153.10.293     Document Type: Article

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