African Swine Fever
Yechiel . Ed(S): Becker
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Paperback. Editor(s): Becker, Yechiel. Series: Developments in Veterinary Virology. Num Pages: 176 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MMFM; MZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 9. Weight in Grams: 272.
African swine fever (ASF) is caused by a virus that is classified as a member of the Iridovirinae family. The disease in the warthog, the natural host, in Africa was described in 1921 by R. E. Montgomery. The reservoir of the vi rus is inti cks. The i ntroduct i on of domestic pi gs into territory occupied by warthogs i nf ected wi th ASF in the 1960's has endangered the pig industry around the world. The domestic pig is highly sensitive to ASF and develops a devastating disease that kills the pig without giving the immune system a ... Read more
African swine fever (ASF) is caused by a virus that is classified as a member of the Iridovirinae family. The disease in the warthog, the natural host, in Africa was described in 1921 by R. E. Montgomery. The reservoir of the vi rus is inti cks. The i ntroduct i on of domestic pi gs into territory occupied by warthogs i nf ected wi th ASF in the 1960's has endangered the pig industry around the world. The domestic pig is highly sensitive to ASF and develops a devastating disease that kills the pig without giving the immune system a ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
Series
Developments in Veterinary Virology
Number of Pages
176
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781461294375
SKU
V9781461294375
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99-15
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