Big liver and spleen disease in broiler breeders in Italy

Italian Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 303-305

  Massi, Paola ^a   Tosi, Giovanni ^a   Bassi, Daniela ^a   Gelmetti, Daniela ^a   Lavazza, Antonio ^a   Lombardi, Guerino ^a   Torcoli, Gloria ^a  

^a ISTITUTO ZOOPROFILATTICO SPERIMENTALE DELLA LOMBARDIA E DELL EMILIA ROMAGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Big liver and spleen disease; Broiler breeders; Calicivirus like virus; Diagnosis

Indexed keywords

CALICIVIRIDAE;

EID: 33645723924     PISSN: 15944077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4081/ijas.2005.303     Document Type: Conference Paper

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