Classical Swine Fever and Related Viral Infections

by Liess

Book Overview

The history of research on hog cholera (HC)/classical swine fever (CSF) can be roughly divided into three phases which are characterized by the methods available at the time for demonstrati ng the causati ve agent. Phase covered the period before the viral etiology of HC was discovered by de Schweinitz and Dorset (1904)*. Thereafter (Phase II) the detection of HC virus (HCV) was accomplished by laborious, time-consuming and costly pig inoculation...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1461292352
• ISBN13: 9781461292357
• Release Date: September 2011
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 298 Pages
• Weight: 0.98 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"