Risk assessment and surveillance for bovine spongiform encephalopathy

OIE Revue Scientifique et Technique

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 937-950

  Heim, D ^a   Gardner, I ^b   Mumford, E ^c,d   Kihm, U ^c  

^a SWISS FEDERAL VETERINARY OFFICE   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Safe Food Solutions Inc   (Switzerland)

^d WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Bovine spongiform encephalopathy; Cattle; Risk assessment; Surveillance; Transmissible spongiform encephalopathy

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS; BOVINAE;

EID: 33847685214     PISSN: 02531933     EISSN: 16080645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.20506/rst.25.3.1705     Document Type: Review

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