Questionnaire survey of disease prevalence and veterinary treatments in organic layer husbandry in the Netherlands

Tijdschrift voor Diergeneeskunde

Volumn 132, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 292-295

  Van Der Meulen, J ^a   Van Der Werf, J T N ^a   Kijlstra, A ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMAL WELFARE; ARTICLE; BIRD DISEASE; CHICKEN; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; HEALTH FOOD; METHODOLOGY; NETHERLANDS; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAFETY; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMALS; CHICKENS; CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; HEALTH FOOD; NETHERLANDS; POULTRY DISEASES; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

ACARI; ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); VERMES;

EID: 34248182552     PISSN: 00407453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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