Investigation of trace elements in soil as risk factors in the epidemiology of scrapie

Veterinary Record

Volumn 154, Issue 26, 2004, Pages 809-813

  Chihota, C M ^a   Gravenor, M B ^a   Baylis, M ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR ANIMAL HEALTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COBALT; COPPER; MANGANESE; PHOSPHORUS; PRION PROTEIN; SELENIUM; TRACE ELEMENT; ZINC;

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; INCIDENCE; NONHUMAN; PRION DISEASE; REGIONALIZATION; RISK FACTOR; SCRAPIE; SOIL ANALYSIS; UNITED KINGDOM;

CAPRA HIRCUS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 3242692543     PISSN: 00424900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/vr.154.26.809     Document Type: Article

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