Porcine Circovirus Diseases: A review of PMWS

Transboundary and Emerging Diseases

Volumn 59, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2012, Pages 60-67

  Baekbo, P ^a   Kristensen, C S ^a   Larsen, L E ^b  

^a Danish Agriculture and Food Council   (Denmark)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Genotypes; PCV2; Pigs; PMWS; Review

Indexed keywords

CIRCOVIRUS; PORCINE CIRCOVIRUS; SUIDAE; SUS;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; CIRCOVIRUS; HEALTH; IMMUNOLOGY; PIG; PORCINE POSTWEANING MULTISYSTEMIC WASTING SYNDROME; VACCINATION; VETERINARY; VIROLOGY; WEANING;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; CIRCOVIRUS; GLOBAL HEALTH; PORCINE POSTWEANING MULTISYSTEMIC WASTING SYNDROME; SWINE; VACCINATION; WEANING;

EID: 84858280118     PISSN: 18651674     EISSN: 18651682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1865-1682.2011.01288.x     Document Type: Review

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