Costs of the major endemic diseases of sheep in Great Britain and the potential benefits of reduction in disease impact

Animal Science

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 23-29

  Nieuwhof, G J ^a,b   Bishop, S C ^b  

^a Meat and Livestock Commission   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Disease prevention; Economics; Performance; Sheep

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 24044538506     PISSN: 13577298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/ASC41010023     Document Type: Article

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