The estimated prevalence of Johne's disease infected sheep flocks in Australia

Australian Veterinary Journal

Volumn 80, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 762-768

  Sergeant, E S G ^a,b   Baldock, F C ^a,b  

^a NSW AGRICULTURE   (Australia)

^b AUSVET ANIMAL HEALTH SERVICES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BAYES THEOREM; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DECISION TREE; HEALTH SURVEY; METHODOLOGY; PARATUBERCULOSIS; PREVALENCE; SHEEP; SLAUGHTERHOUSE;

ABATTOIRS; ANIMALS; AUSTRALIA; BAYES THEOREM; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DECISION TREES; NEW SOUTH WALES; PARATUBERCULOSIS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE; SHEEP;

EID: 0036984455     PISSN: 00050423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-0813.2002.tb11348.x     Document Type: Article

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