A critical reappraisal of transmission routes for bovine TB in cattle

Respiratory Medicine

Volumn 93, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 220-222

  Hancox, M ^a  

^a NONE   (United Kingdom)

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Indexed keywords

BRUCELLOSIS; CATTLE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FECES; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; INFECTION CONTROL; LETTER; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALMONELLOSIS; SLAUGHTERHOUSE; TUBERCULOSIS; WILDLIFE; ZOONOSIS;

EID: 0032992938     PISSN: 09546111     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0954-6111(99)90013-6     Document Type: Letter

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