Traceability in cattle and small ruminants in Canada

OIE Revue Scientifique et Technique

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 510-522

  Stanford, K ^a   Stitt, J ^b   Kellar, J A ^c   McAllister, T A ^d  

^a ALBERTA AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT   (Canada)

^b Can Cattle Identification Agency   (Canada)

^c CANADIAN FOOD INSPECTION AGENCY   (Canada)

^d AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; Cattle; Deoxyribonucleic acid fingerprinting; Ear tags; Goats; Identification; Rumen bolus; Sheep; Traceability; Transponders

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; BOVIDAE; BOVINAE; CAPRA HIRCUS; OVIS ARIES;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMAL IDENTIFICATION; ANIMAL WELFARE; CANADA; CATTLE; DNA FINGERPRINTING; EAR; ECONOMICS; ELECTRONICS; GOAT; HISTOLOGY; METHODOLOGY; RETINA BLOOD VESSEL; REVIEW; SHEEP; TATTOOING;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMAL IDENTIFICATION SYSTEMS; ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMALS; CANADA; CATTLE; DNA FINGERPRINTING; EAR; ELECTRONICS; GOATS; RETINAL VESSELS; SHEEP; TATTOOING;

EID: 0035649410     PISSN: 02531933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.20506/rst.20.2.1291     Document Type: Review

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