Diseases of free-ranging chickens in the Qwa-Qwa district of the northeastern Free State province of South Africa

A total of 177 free-ranging chickens from 19 Qwa-Qwa villages were bled from wing veins over a period of 6 months (June-November 2000). Serological tests indicated that 5 % of chickens tested had been exposed to Newcastle disease, 43 % to infectious bronchitis and 63 % to Mycoplasma gallisepticum in...

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Main Authors: M.M.O. Thekisoe, P.A. Mbati, S.P.R. Bisschop
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AOSIS 2003-06-01
Series:Journal of the South African Veterinary Association
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Online Access:https://jsava.co.za/index.php/jsava/article/view/490