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Avian botulism Avian botulism

This chapter contains section titled: Introduction Synonyms History Distribution Host Range Etiology Epizootiology Clinical Signs Pathogenesis Pathology Diagnosis Immunity Public Health Concerns Domestic Animal Health Concerns Wildlife Population Impacts Treatment and Control Literature Cited
Authors
Tonie E. Rocke, Trent K. Bollinger

Avian chlamydiosis Avian chlamydiosis

This chapter contains section titled: Introduction Synonyms History Distribution and Host Range Epizootiology Clinical Signs Pathogenesis Pathology Diagnosis Immunity Public Health Concerns Domestic Animal Health Concerns Wildlife Population Impacts Treatment and Control Management Implications Unpublished Data Literature Cited
Authors
A. A. Andersen, J. Christian Franson

Avian tuberculosis Avian tuberculosis

This chapter contains section titled: Introduction Synonyms History Distribution Host Range Etiology Epizootiology Clinical Signs Pathogenesis Pathology Diagnosis Immunity Public Health Concerns Domestic Animal Health Concerns Wildlife Population Impacts Treatment and Control Management Implications Unpublished Data Literature Cited
Authors
Kathryn A. Converse

Borehole observations of continuous strain and fluid pressure: Chapter 9 Borehole observations of continuous strain and fluid pressure: Chapter 9

Strain is expansion, contraction, or distortion of the volcanic edifice and surrounding crust. As a result of magma movement, volcanoes may undergo enormous strain prior to and during eruption. Global Positioning System (GPS) observations can in principle be used to determine strain by taking the difference between two nearby observations and dividing by the distance between them. Two...
Authors
Evelyn A. Roeloffs, A. T. Linde

Duck plague (Duck virus enteritis) Duck plague (Duck virus enteritis)

This chapter contains section titled: Introduction Synonyms History and Distribution Host Range Etiology Epizootiology Clinical Signs Pathogenesis Pathology Diagnosis Immunity Public Health Concerns Domestic Animal Health Concerns Wildlife Population Impacts Treatment and Control Management Implications Unpublished Data/Personal Communications Literature Cited
Authors
Wallace R. Hansen, R. E. Gough
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