Low dose velogenic viscerotropic Newcastle disease virus infection caused 30% mortalities in Anak broilers but none in Lohmann Brown layer chickens

The aim of this project was to find out the comparative susceptibilities of broilers and layer chickens to a low dose of velogenic viscerotropic Newcastle disease virus (vvNDV) infection using mortalities as the main indicator. Five weeks old Anak broilers and Lohmann Brown layer chicks were inocula...

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Main Authors: Jacinta Ngozi Omeke, Wilfred Sunday Ezema, Didacus Chukwuemeka Eze, John Osita Arinze Okoye
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2018-01-01
Series:Journal of Applied Animal Research
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09712119.2018.1505620