Infection with a pathogenic turkey coronavirus isolate negatively affects growth performance and intestinal morphology of young turkey poults in Canada

Avian Pathology

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 279-286

  Gomaa, M H ^a   Yoo, D ^b   Ojkic, D ^c   Barta, J R ^d  

^a KAFRELSHEIKH UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASTROVIRIDAE; AVES; AVIAN ORTHOREOVIRUS; CORONAVIRUS; MELEAGRIS GALLOPAVO; TURKEY ASTROVIRUS; TURKEY CORONAVIRUS;

EID: 69349097493     PISSN: 03079457     EISSN: 14653338     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03079450903055389     Document Type: Article

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