A quantitative risk assessment for the importation of brucellosis-infected breeding cattle into Great Britain from selected European countries

Preventive Veterinary Medicine

Volumn 63, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 51-61

  Jones, R D ^a   Kelly, L ^a,b   England, T ^a   MacMillan, A ^a   Wooldridge, M ^a  

^a VETERINARY LABORATORIES AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Brucella abortus; Cattle; Importation; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BREEDING; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; IRELAND; PROBABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STANDARD; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED KINGDOM;

ANIMALS; BREEDING; BRUCELLOSIS, BOVINE; CATTLE; COMMERCE; GREAT BRITAIN; IRELAND; MODELS, STATISTICAL; NORTHERN IRELAND; PROBABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; BRUCELLA; BRUCELLA MELITENSIS BIOVAR ABORTUS;

EID: 1942478544     PISSN: 01675877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2004.01.008     Document Type: Article

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