Single and concurrent avian leukosis virus infections with avian leukosis virus-J and avian leukosis virus-A in Australian meat-type chickens

Avian Pathology

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 48-54

  Fenton, Simon P ^a   Reddy, Maddula R ^a   Bagust, Trevor J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVES; AVIAN LEUKOSIS VIRUS; GALLUS GALLUS;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; AVIAN LEUKOSIS ONCOVIRUS; BIRD DISEASE; CHICKEN; CLASSIFICATION; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; TIME; VIROLOGY;

ANIMALS; AUSTRALIA; AVIAN LEUKOSIS; AVIAN LEUKOSIS VIRUS; CHICKENS; POULTRY DISEASES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 15744368365     PISSN: 03079457     EISSN: 14653338     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03079450400025356     Document Type: Article

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