Modelling and costing BVD outbreaks in beef herds

Veterinary Journal

Volumn 167, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 143-149

  Gunn, G J ^a   Stott, A W ^a   Humphry, R W ^a  

^a SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bovine Viral Diarrhoea; Cost; Economic; Model; Stochastic

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEEF CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; CATTLE FARMING; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; ECONOMICS; EPIDEMIC; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HERD; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; NONHUMAN; UNITED KINGDOM; VACCINATION; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

ANIMALS; BOVINE VIRUS DIARRHEA-MUCOSAL DISEASE; CATTLE; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; MEAT; SCOTLAND; VACCINATION;

BOVINAE;

EID: 1142311541     PISSN: 10900233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1090-0233(03)00112-6     Document Type: Article

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