Farm husbandry and the risks of disease transmission between wild and domestic mammals: A brief review focusing on bovine tuberculosis in badgers and cattle

Animal Science

Volumn 82, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 767-773

  Ward, A I ^a   Tolhurst, B A ^b   Delahay, R J ^a  

^a CENTRAL SCIENCE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biosecurity; Wildlife; Zoonoses

Indexed keywords

BOS; BOVINAE; MAMMALIA; MELES MELES; PHALANGERIDAE; TAXIDIINAE;

EID: 34248664430     PISSN: 13577298     EISSN: 1748748X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/ASC2006102     Document Type: Article

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