Prevalence of Newcastle disease virus in village indigenous chickens in varied agro-ecological zones in Kenya

Livestock Research for Rural Development

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2010, Pages

  Njagi, L W ^a   Nyaga, P N ^a   Mbuthia, P G ^a   Bebora, L C ^a   Michieka, J N ^a   Kibe, J K ^a   Minga, U M ^b  

^a Microbiology and Parasitology ^*  (Kenya)

^b OPEN UNIVERSITY OF TANZANIA   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Cool and dry zones; Healthy appearing chickens; Reservoirs; Velogenic newcastle disease virus

Indexed keywords

AVES; GALLUS GALLUS; NEWCASTLE DISEASE VIRUS;

EID: 77953827071     PISSN: None     EISSN: 01213784     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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