The risk of disease transmission to livestock posed by contamination of farm stored feed by wildlife excreta

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 130, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 561-568

  Daniels, M J ^a   Hutchings, M R ^a   Greig, A ^a  

^a SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BIRD; CATTLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FECES; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD STORAGE; INFECTION RISK; LIVESTOCK; MONITORING; NONHUMAN; PARATUBERCULOSIS; PREVALENCE; RODENT; SALMONELLA; SHEEP; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED KINGDOM; WILDLIFE; WINTER;

EID: 0038680577     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0950268803008483     Document Type: Article

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