A modeling study on the sustainability of a certification-and-monitoring program for paratuberculosis in cattle

Veterinary Research

Volumn 36, Issue 5-6, 2005, Pages 811-826

  Ezanno, Pauline ^a   Van Schaik, Gerdien ^b   Weber, Maarten F ^b   Heesterbeek, Johan A P ^c  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

^b GD ANIMAL HEALTH   (Netherlands)

^c UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Certification; Dairy cattle; Modeling; Paratuberculosis

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CERTIFICATION; HEALTH STATUS; MODEL; PARATUBERCULOSIS; PREVALENCE;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; CERTIFICATION; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PARATUBERCULOSIS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS;

EID: 24944568476     PISSN: 09284249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/vetres:2005032     Document Type: Article

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