Modelling the impact of livestock disease on production: Case studies of non-notifiable diseases of farm animals in Great Britain

Animal Science

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 681-689

  Bennett, R M ^a   Christiansen, K ^b   Clifton Hadley, R S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b VETERINARY LABORATORIES AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Animal production; Diseases; Economic impact; Mathematical models

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOVINAE;

EID: 0033147740     PISSN: 13577298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1357729800050700     Document Type: Article

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