Does the Amazon suffer from BSE prevention?

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 120, Issue 2-4, 2007, Pages 467-469

  Elferink, E V ^a   Nonhebel, S ^a   Schoot Uiterkamp, A J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Amazon; Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE); Deforestation; Soybean

Indexed keywords

AGROFORESTRY; BOVINE SPONGIFORM ENCEPHALOPATHY; CROP PRODUCTION; DEFORESTATION; EUROPEAN UNION; RAINFOREST; SOYBEAN;

AMAZONAS [BRAZIL]; BRAZIL; SOUTH AMERICA;

BOVINAE; GLYCINE MAX;

EID: 33846787094     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2006.09.009     Document Type: Article

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