Attempts to reproduce vacuolar myelinopathy in domestic swine and chickens

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 476-484

  Lewis Weis, Lynn A ^a   Gerhold, Richard W ^a   Fischer, John R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

American coot; Avian vacuolar myelinopathy; Bald eagle; Chicken; Hydrilla; Intramyelinic edema; Neurologic disease; Swine

Indexed keywords

ACCIPITRINAE; ANIMALIA; AVES; BUTEO; BUTEO JAMAICENSIS; CICONIIFORMES; FULICA; FULICA AMERICANA; GALLIFORMES; GALLUS GALLUS; HALIAEETUS; HALIAEETUS LEUCOCEPHALUS; HYDRILLA VERTICILLATA; RALLIDAE; RAPTORES; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 5044248006     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-40.3.476     Document Type: Article

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