The economic implications of animal disease and disease control at the national level

OIE Revue Scientifique et Technique

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 343-356

  Ramsay, G C ^a,c   Philip, P ^d   Riethmuller, P ^b  

^a Secretariat of the Pacific Community   (Fiji)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES   (Australia)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Animal health; Control programmes; Cost benefit analysis; Economic analysis; Economics; Externalities; Public policy

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; ECONOMICS; GOVERNMENT; INCOME; INFECTION CONTROL; LAW; POLICY; REVIEW;

ANIMAL DISEASES; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, DOMESTIC; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS; INCOME; LEGISLATION, VETERINARY; PUBLIC POLICY;

EID: 0033176940     PISSN: 02531933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.20506/rst.18.2.1171     Document Type: Article

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