Survival of bacteria and virus in ground piglet carcasses applied to cropland for disposal

Journal of Swine Health and Production

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 189-194

  Johnston, Lee J ^a   Ajariyakhajorn, Chaunpis ^b   Goyal, Sagar M ^b   Ashley Robinson, R ^b   Clanton, Charles J ^b   Evans, Sam D ^a   Warnes, Dennis D ^a  

^a West Central Experiment Station   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Carcass disposal; Pathogens; Swine

Indexed keywords

EID: 0242313401     PISSN: 1537209X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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