Systemic histomoniasis associated with high mortality and unusual lesions in the bursa of Fabricius, kidneys, and lungs in commercial turkeys;Histomoniasis sistémica en pavos comerciales asociada con mortalidad alta y lesiones poco comunes en la bolsa de Fabricio, riñones y pulmones

Avian Diseases

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 231-238

  Sentíes Cué, Gabriel ^a   Chin, R P ^a   Shivaprasad, H L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bursa of Fabricius; Histomoniasis; Kidney; Lungs; Turkeys

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BIRD DISEASE; BURSA FABRICII; CECUM; EPIDEMIC; KIDNEY; LIVER; LUNG; MALE; MORTALITY; PARASITOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; PROTOZOAL INFECTION; TURKEY (BIRD);

ANIMALS; BURSA OF FABRICIUS; CECUM; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; KIDNEY; LIVER; LUNG; MALE; POULTRY DISEASES; PROTOZOAN INFECTIONS; TURKEYS;

AVES;

EID: 68249088661     PISSN: 00052086     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1637/8363-051508-Reg.1     Document Type: Article

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