Zovex, a knowledge-integrated computer system to support health management on pig farms

Computers and Electronics in Agriculture

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 13-35

  Enting, J ^a,b   Huirne, R B M ^b   Dijkhuizen, A A ^b   Tielen, M J M ^a,c  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c Animal Health Service Boxtel   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Herd health management; Knowledge based system; Pigs

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CONTROL; DISEASE CONTROL; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH RISKS; INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE; KNOWLEDGE BASED SYSTEMS; PROBLEM SOLVING; RISK ASSESSMENT;

DISEASE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH MANAGEMENT; HOUSING MANAGEMENT; HYGIENE MANAGEMENT; INFECTION MANAGEMENT; PIGGERY;

FARMS;

INFORMATION SYSTEM; INTEGRATED APPROACH; LIVESTOCK FARMING;

EID: 0034068104     PISSN: 01681699     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1699(99)00067-8     Document Type: Article

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