Research Article
Virological Investigation of Avian Influenza Virus on Postglacial Species of Phasianidae and Tetraonidae in the Italian Alps
Table 1
Overview of free-living Galliformes species collected during the hunting season in two postreproductive periods of the years 2003 and 2004 sampled by location and altitude in the Sondrio-province (Lombardy region, Central Alps). Birds are categorised into sex and age classes. Results of RT-PCR assay specific for the detection of AIVs are also shown.
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Site numbers as given in Figure 1. bM: male; F: female; I: undetermined. cJuv: juvenile; Ad: adult. |