Experimental infections with rifampicin-resistant Clostridium perfringens strains in broiler chickens using isolator facilities

Avian Pathology

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 401-408

  Pedersen, Karl ^a   Bjerrum, Lotte ^a   Nauerby, Birgitte ^a   Madsen, Mogens ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVES; CLOSTRIDIUM; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS A; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 0141725407     PISSN: 03079457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0307945031000121158     Document Type: Article

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