Italian field survey reveals a high diffusion of avian metapneumovirus subtype B in layers and weaknesses in the vaccination strategy applied

Avian Diseases

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 720-724

  Cecchinato, Mattia ^a   Lupini, Caterina ^b   Ricchizzi, Enrico ^c   Falchieri, Marco ^d   Meini, Amelio ^e   Jones, Richard C ^d   Catelli, Elena ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^c Agenzia Sanitaria e Sociale Regione Emilia Romagna   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^e Consultant ^*  (Italy)

Author keywords

Avian metapneumovirus; Field survey; Layers; Vaccination

Indexed keywords

AVES; AVIAN METAPNEUMOVIRUS; DUCK ADENOVIRUS 1;

EID: 84871780505     PISSN: 00052086     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1637/10202-041312-Reg.1     Document Type: Review

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