Diagnosing Clostridium perfringens-associated necrotic enteritis in broiler flocks by an immunoglobulin G anti-alpha-toxin enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay

Avian Pathology

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 527-534

  Lovland, Atle ^a   Kaldhusdal, Magne ^a   Reitan, Liv Jorun ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN VETERINARY INSTITUTE   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; BACTERIAL TOXINS; CHICKENS; CLOSTRIDIUM INFECTIONS; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; ENTERITIS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; NECROSIS; POULTRY DISEASES;

AVES; CLOSTRIDIUM; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 0142103261     PISSN: 03079457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0307945031000154134     Document Type: Article

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