Association of Enterococcus cecorum with vertebral osteomyelitis and spondylolisthesis in broiler parent chicks

Acta Veterinaria Hungarica

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 11-21

  Makrai, László ^a   Nemes, Csaba ^b   Simon, Anna ^c   Ivanics, Éva ^b   Dudás, Zoltán ^c   Fodor, László ^a   Glávits, Róbert ^b  

^a SZENT ISTVÁN UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

^b CENTRAL VETERINARY INSTITUTE   (Hungary)

^c NONE

Author keywords

broiler chicken; Enterococcus cecorum; identification; isolation; kinky back syndrome; spondylolisthesis; vertebral osteomyelitis

Indexed keywords

AVES; ENTEROCOCCUS CECORUM; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 79952171032     PISSN: 02366290     EISSN: 15882705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1556/AVet.59.2011.1.2     Document Type: Article

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