Outbreak of type C botulism in laying hens

Veterinary Record

Volumn 168, Issue 25, 2011, Pages

  Sharpe, A E ^a   Sharpe, E J ^b   Ryan, E D ^a   Clarke, H J ^c   McGettrick, S A ^c  

^a CENTRAL VETERINARY RESEARCH LABORATORY   (Ireland)

^b Department of Agriculture Fisheries and Food   (Ireland)

^c AGRI FOOD AND BIOSCIENCES INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN; BOTULINUM TOXIN TYPE C;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL HOUSING; ARTICLE; BIRD DISEASE; BOTULISM; CHICKEN; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; STANDARD; UNITED KINGDOM;

ANIMALS; BOTULINUM TOXINS; BOTULISM; CHICKENS; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HOUSING, ANIMAL; POULTRY DISEASES;

EID: 79959756379     PISSN: 00424900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/vr.d1090     Document Type: Article

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