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Infectious Bursal Disease (Gumboro) in Commercial Broilers

Published: July 29, 2011
Summary
Infectious bursal disease (IBD) is an acute and highly contagious viral infection of immature chickens. IBD is characterized by destruction of lymphocytes in the bursa of Fabricius (BF) and to a lesser extent in other lymphoid organs. The disease is a major problem in concentrated poultry production areas throughout the world. However, it is often not recognized due to a subclinical form. Affecte...
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Gary Butcher
University of Florida
University of Florida
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Oumed M Amin
8 de octubre de 2012

Dear DR. Gary,

Thanks

A very informative article.

Oumed
MSc poultry disease

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