Article
Development of the Intestinal RNA Virus Community of Healthy Broiler Chickens.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2016
Shah Jigna D, Desai Prerak T, Zhang Ying, Scharber Sarah K, Baller Joshua, Xing Zheng S, Cardona Carol J
Abstract excerpt
Several RNA viruses such as astrovirus, rotavirus, reovirus and parvovirus have been detected in both healthy and diseased commercial poultry flocks. The aim of this study was to characterize (a) the development of the RNA viral community in the small intestines of healthy broiler chickens from hatch through 6 weeks of age (market age) and (b) the contribution of the breeder source vs. bird age in development of...
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