The impact of feathers use on the detection and study of DNA viral pathogens in commercial poultry

World's Poultry Science Journal

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2005, Pages

  Davidson, I ^a   Skoda, I ^a  

^a KIMRON VETERINARY INSTITUTE   (Israel)

Author keywords

Avian leucosis virus; Chicken anaemia virus (CAV); Feathers; Fowlpox virus (FPV); Marek's disease virus (MDV); Reticuloendotheliosis virus (REV); Subgroup J (ALV J); Viruses

Indexed keywords

AVES; AVIAN LEUKOSIS VIRUS; AVIAN RETROVIRUSES; CHICKEN ANEMIA VIRUS; DNA VIRUSES; FOWLPOX VIRUS; GALLID HERPESVIRUS 2; GALLUS GALLUS; MARDIVIRUS; RETICULOENDOTHELIOSIS VIRUS;

EID: 27744529936     PISSN: 00439339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/WPS200452     Document Type: Review

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