TETRAD: An on-line telematic surveillance system for animal transports

Computers and Electronics in Agriculture

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 107-116

  Geers, R ^a   Saatkamp, H W ^a   Goossens, K ^a   Van Camp, B ^b   Gorssen, J ^a   Rombouts, G ^b   Vanthemsche, P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Animal disease prevention; Animal surveillance; Animal transport; Data communication; Telemetry

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SOFTWARE; DATA COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; DISEASE CONTROL; ONLINE SYSTEMS; TELEMETERING; WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

ANIMAL DISEASE PREVENTION; ANIMAL TRANSPORTS; SOFTWARE PACKAGE TETRAD;

AGRICULTURE;

EID: 0032214432     PISSN: 01681699     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1699(98)00029-5     Document Type: Article

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