Clinical observation, pathology, and serum biochemical changes in infectious stunting syndrome of broiler chickens

Comparative Clinical Pathology

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 161-166

  Nili, H ^a   Jahantigh, M ^b   Nazifi, S ^a  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZABOL   (Iran)

Author keywords

Biochemical analysis; Broiler chickens; Infectious stunting syndrome

Indexed keywords

EID: 74149084336     PISSN: 16185641     EISSN: 1618565X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00580-007-0681-3     Document Type: Article

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