The value of badger populations and control of tuberculosis in cattle in England and Wales: A note

Journal of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 152-156

  Bennett, Richard ^a   Willis, Ken ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Badgers; Bovine tuberculosis; Choice experiment; Disease control

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DISEASE; CATTLE; DISEASE CONTROL; RESPIRATORY DISEASE; WILLINGNESS TO PAY;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WALES; WESTERN EUROPE;

BOS; BOVINAE; TAXIDIINAE;

EID: 33846421001     PISSN: 0021857X     EISSN: 14779552     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1477-9552.2007.00079.x     Document Type: Article

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