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Genetic susceptibility to Marek's disease virus of local chickens in Taiwan.
Avian diseases - 1 Jan 2000
Lin J A, Lee T S
Abstract excerpt
Marek's disease is a contagious disease in chickens caused by Marek's disease virus (MDV) infection. Invasion of very virulent MDV (vvMDV) was considered to be a major cause of vaccine break, resulting in a large economic loss in the poultry industry. Two strains of the vvMDV (strains LTB-1 and LTS-1) have been reported in Taiwan, causing early mortality and formation of lymphoid tumors in broilers and layers. In...
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