Risk of disease from wildlife reservoirs: Badgers, cattle, and bovine tuberculosis

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 330-339

  Scantlebury, M ^a,d   Hutchings, M R ^b   Allcroft, D J ^c   Harris, S ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^c JCMB   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Bovine tuberculosis; Dairy cow; Lactation; Nutrition

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS; TAXIDIINAE;

AGRICULTURE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CARNIVORA; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; DISEASE CARRIER; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EATING; ENVIRONMENT; FECES; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; TUBERCULOSIS; URINE;

AGRICULTURE; ANIMALS; CARNIVORA; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; DISEASE RESERVOIRS; EATING; ENVIRONMENT; FECES; TUBERCULOSIS; URINE;

EID: 2142759743     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(04)73172-0     Document Type: Article

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