Enteric diseases of poultry with special attention to Clostridium perfringens

Pakistan Veterinary Journal

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 175-184

  Hafez, Hafez Mohamed ^a  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cholangiohepatitis; Clostridium perfringens; Enteric diseases; Necrotic enteritis; Poultry

Indexed keywords

AVES; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CLOSTRIDIUM; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS;

EID: 79960917685     PISSN: 02538318     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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