Evaluating the economic effectiveness of pathogen reduction technologies in cattle slaughter plants

Agribusiness

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 109-123

  Malcolm, Scott A ^a   Narrod, Clare A ^b   Roberts, Tanya ^c   Ollinger, Michael ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^b U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^c ECONOMIC RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

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EID: 13944277490     PISSN: 07424477     EISSN: 15206297     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/agr.10080     Document Type: Article

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