Detection of beak and feather disease virus DNA in embryonated eggs of psittacine birds

Veterinarni Medicina

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 53-58

  Rahaus, Markus ^a   Desloges, N ^a   Probst, S ^a   Loebbert, B ^a   Lantermann, W ^a   Wolff, M H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WITTEN HERDECKE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Beak and feather disease virus (BFDV); Embryonated eggs; Horizontal transmission; Non embryonated eggs; PCR; Psittacine birds; Vertical transmission

Indexed keywords

AVES; BEAK AND FEATHER DISEASE VIRUS; CIRCOVIRIDAE; CIRCOVIRUS; DNA VIRUSES; MELOPSITTACUS; PSITTACIFORMES;

EID: 38749105103     PISSN: 03758427     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17221/1932-VETMED     Document Type: Article

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