Cellulitis in Japanese quail (Coturnix coturnix japonica)

Avian Diseases

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 211-214

  Burns, Karen E ^a   Otalora, Raul ^b   Glisson, John R ^a   Hofacre, Charles L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b Quail International   (United States)

Author keywords

Cellulitis; Japanese quail; Pasteurellosis

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; AVES; COTURNIX; COTURNIX COTURNIX; COTURNIX JAPONICA; ENTEROBACTER; ESCHERICHIA COLI; JAPONICA; NEGIBACTERIA; PASTEURELLA; PASTEURELLA MULTOCIDA; PHASIANIDAE;

EID: 0242417101     PISSN: 00052086     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1637/0005-2086(2003)047[0211:CIJQCC]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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