Marek's Disease

An Evolving Problem

Fred Davison, Venugopal Nair (Herausgeber)

Buch | Hardcover

208 Seiten

2004
Academic Press Inc (Verlag)
978-0-12-088379-0 (ISBN)

Infos

Marek's disease is a form of cancer of poultry caused by an important herpesvirus (MDV). This book provides a review of the problems of Marek's disease with descriptions of the complex viral life cycle, how MDV targets different types of white blood cells, and details of the virus structure, its genes and proteins.

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Marek’s disease is a form of cancer of poultry caused by an important herpesvirus (MDV). It continues to be a threat to poultry health and welfare and worldwide losses are estimated to be US$ 1 billion annually. Marek's Disease provides a timely review of the problems of Marek's disease with descriptions of the complex viral life cycle, how MDV targets different types of white blood cells, and details of the virus structure, its genes and proteins.

Autor

Dr K. J. Venugopal is heading the Quality, R&D and Agro project functions of AVT McCormick at Cochin, Kerala. This company is a joint venture of McCormick, the world leader in spices and herbs.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 30.6.2004
• Reihe/Serie: Biology of Animal Infections
• Verlagsort: San Diego
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 152 x 229 mm
• Gewicht: 930 g
• Themenwelt: Veterinärmedizin ► Klinische Fächer
• Themenwelt: Veterinärmedizin ► Großtier
• ISBN-10: 0-12-088379-1 / 0120883791
• ISBN-13: 978-0-12-088379-0 / 9780120883790
• Zustand: Neuware