The potential for improving welfare standards and productivity in United Kingdom sheep flocks using veterinary flock health plans

Veterinary Journal

Volumn 173, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 522-531

  Scott, P R ^a   Sargison, N D ^a   Wilson, D J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Disease prevention; Economics; Flock health; Sheep welfare; Veterinary surgeon

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMAL WELFARE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CHLAMYDOPHILA; DISEASE CONTROL; HEALTH PROGRAM; HERD; INFESTATION; LAMB; MYIASIS; NONHUMAN; PRODUCTIVITY; SHEEP; STANDARD; TOXOPLASMA GONDII; UNITED KINGDOM; VACCINATION; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMALS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; MALE; MITE INFESTATIONS; MYIASIS; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES; VACCINATION; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

CHLAMYDOPHILA ABORTUS; OVIS ARIES; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

EID: 34248382170     PISSN: 10900233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2006.02.007     Document Type: Article

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