Bovine spongiform encephalopathy and the safety of milk from Canadian dairy cattle

Veterinary Record

Volumn 160, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 215-218

  Tyshenko, M G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS; BOVINAE;

EID: 33847359254     PISSN: 00424900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/vr.160.7.215     Document Type: Review

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