Prevalence and associated risk factors of necrotic enteritis on broiler farms in the United Kingdom; a cross-sectional survey

Avian Pathology

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 43-51

  Hermans, P G ^a   Morgan, K L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL HOUSING; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; BIRD DISEASE; CHICKEN; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ENTERITIS; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NECROSIS; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; UNITED KINGDOM;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; CHICKENS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENTERITIS; GREAT BRITAIN; HOUSING, ANIMAL; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NECROSIS; POULTRY DISEASES; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 33847211812     PISSN: 03079457     EISSN: 14653338     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03079450601109991     Document Type: Article

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