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Immunization against Marek's Disease using a Live Attenuated Virus

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Attenuated Marek's disease virus protects chickens against challenge with virulent virus.

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  1. Houghton Poultry Research Station, Houghton, Huntingdon

    A. E. CHURCHILL, L. N. PAYNE & R. C. CHUBB

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CHURCHILL, A., PAYNE, L. & CHUBB, R. Immunization against Marek's Disease using a Live Attenuated Virus. Nature 221, 744–747 (1969). https://doi.org/10.1038/221744a0

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