A technology review
Subtitle: Newcastle disease, with special emphasis on its effect on village chickens
By: D.J. Alexander, J.G. Bell, and R.G. Alders.
Contributors: Bell, Jonathan G.; Alders, R. G.; Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Series: FAO animal production and health paper,; 161
Publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Rome
Language: eng
Number of pages: 63
Subjects: Newcastle disease -- Control -- Developing countries.; Chickens -- Diseases -- Control -- Developing countries.; Newcastle disease vaccine.
Other titles: Newcastle disease
Description: Keeping poultry makes a substantial contribution to household food security throughout the developing world. One of the principal constraints to increasing small-scale poultry production is Newcastle Disease. This acute viral disease can typically kill up to 80 percent of unprotected poultry in rural areas and is found throughout the developing world. This technology review presents the latest understanding of Newcastle Disease, its characteristics, epidemiology, symptoms and control.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 55-63).