Foot and Mouth Disease and Livestock Husbandry Practices in the Adamawa Province of Cameroon

Tropical Animal Health and Production

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 491-507

  Bronsvoort, B M D C ^a   Tanya, V N ^b   Kitching, R P ^c,d   Nfon, C ^b   Hamman, S M ^b   Morgan, K L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH FOR DEVELOPMENT IRAD   (Cameroon)

^c INSTITUTE FOR ANIMAL HEALTH   (United Kingdom)

^d CANADIAN FOOD INSPECTION AGENCY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cameroon; Cluster sampling; Foot and mouth disease; Livestock husbandry

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; CAMEROON; CATTLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE; INTERVIEW; METHODOLOGY; VIROLOGY;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; CAMEROON; CATTLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FOOT-AND-MOUTH DISEASE; INTERVIEWS;

ANIMALIA; ARTIODACTYLA; BOS TAURUS; UNGULATA;

EID: 0344584832     PISSN: 00494747     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1027302525301     Document Type: Article

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