Inclusion body hepatitis associated with fowl adenovirus type 8b in broiler flock in Slovenia - A case report

Slovenian Veterinary Research

Volumn 48, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 107-113

  Zadravec, Marko ^a   Slavec, Brigita ^a   Krapež, Uroš ^a   Kaján, Gyozo L ^d   Račnik, Jožko ^a   Juntes, Polona ^b   Cizerl, Rahela Juršič ^c   Benko, Mária ^d   Rojs, Olga Zorman ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

^b INSTITUTE OF PATHOLOGY   (Slovenia)

^c Veterinarstvo doo   (Slovenia)

^d INSTITUTE OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Broilers; Fowl adenovirus 8b; Inclusion body hepatitis outbreak; Slovenia

Indexed keywords

ADENOVIRIDAE; ANIMALIA; AVES; AVIAN INFECTIOUS BRONCHITIS VIRUS; FOWL ADENOVIRUS 8; FOWL ADENOVIRUS E; GALLUS GALLUS; INFECTIOUS BURSAL DISEASE VIRUS;

EID: 84856522668     PISSN: 15804003     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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