The control of bovine viral diarrhoea virus in Europe: Today and in the future

OIE Revue Scientifique et Technique

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 961-979

  Lindberg, A ^a   Brownlie, J ^b   Gunn, G J ^c   Houe, H ^d   Moennig, V ^e   Saatkamp, H W ^f   Sandvik, T ^g   Valle, P S ^h  

^a Swedish Dairy Association   (Sweden)

^b ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^c SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^e School of Veterinary Medicine   (Germany)

^f WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^g VETERINARY LABORATORIES AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

^h NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

Author keywords

Cattle; Diagnostic; Epidemiology; Eradication; Genome; Pestivirus; Risk; Socioeconomic; Surveillance; Vaccination

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS; BOVINAE; BOVINE VIRAL DIARRHEA VIRUS 1; PESTIVIRUS;

EID: 33847660448     PISSN: 02531933     EISSN: 16080645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.20506/rst.25.3.1703     Document Type: Article

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