A review of the BSE epidemic in British cattle

Ecosystem Health

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 164-173

  Donnelly, Christl A ^a   MaWhinney, Samantha ^b   Andersen, Roy M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOVINE SPONGIFORM ENCEPHALOPATHY; DISEASE PREVALENCE; EPIDEMIC; LIVESTOCK FARMING;

UNITED KINGDOM;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0033451087     PISSN: 10762825     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1526-0992.1999.09926.x     Document Type: Article

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