The potential for transmissible spongiform encephalopathies in non-ruminant livestock and fish

OIE Revue Scientifique et Technique

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 283-296

  Matthews, D ^a   Cooke, B C ^b  

^a VETERINARY LABORATORIES AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chicken; Fish; Meat and bone meal; Pig; Poultry; Prion; Prion protein; Transmissible spongiform encephalopathy

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; AVES; BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE; GALLUS GALLUS; OVIS ARIES; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0038509059     PISSN: 02531933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.20506/rst.22.1.1393     Document Type: Review

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