How effective IBV surveillance can prevent ‘overvaccination’

Poultry Health Today by Poultry Health Today

Dec 15, 202211:39Science & Medicine

Consistent surveillance and analysis of infectious bronchitis virus (IBV) at poultry production facilities can guard against “overvaccination” — where too much vaccine virus in the environment causes a rolling reaction i...

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