Toxicoinfectious botulism in commercial caponized chickens

Avian Diseases

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 301-303

  Trampel, Darrell W ^a   Smith, Susan R ^b   Rocke, Tonie E ^b  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL WILDLIFE HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Botulism; Capon; Chicken; ELISA; PCR; Wound

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 19544386092     PISSN: 00052086     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1637/7330-011805     Document Type: Article

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