First confirmed occurrence of classical swine fever in Kerala state, India

Journal of Swine Health and Production

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 156-159

  Ravishankar, Chintu ^a   Priya, P M ^a   Mini, M ^a   Rameshkumar, P ^b   Senthamil Selvan, P ^b   Jayesh, V ^a   Sunil, K S ^c   Sharmadha, M K ^b   Sreekumaran, T ^b   Jayaprakasan, V ^c  

^a Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University   (India)

^b Department of Veterinary Pathology   (India)

^c District Veterinary Centre   (India)

Author keywords

Classical swine fever; India; Mortality; Reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction; Swine

Indexed keywords

SUIDAE;

EID: 34248561477     PISSN: 1537209X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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