A review of the epidemiology of scrapie in sheep

OIE Revue Scientifique et Technique

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 827-852

  Hoinville, L J ^a  

^a VETERINARY LABORATORIES AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Genetics; Scrapie; Transmission

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; OVIS ARIES;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETICS; GOAT; GOAT DISEASE; INCIDENCE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SCRAPIE; SHEEP;

ANIMALS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, HORIZONTAL; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; GENETIC MARKERS; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GOAT DISEASES; GOATS; INCIDENCE; RISK FACTORS; SCRAPIE; SHEEP;

EID: 0039056130     PISSN: 02531933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.20506/rst.15.3.959     Document Type: Review

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