A model (BSurvE) for estimating the prevalence of bovine spongiform encephalopathy in a national herd

Preventive Veterinary Medicine

Volumn 80, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 330-343

  Prattley, D J ^a   Cannon, R M ^a   Wilesmith, J W ^b   Morris, R S ^a   Stevenson, M A ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b Food and Rural Affairs   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bovine spongiform encephalopathy; BSE; Cattle; Epidemiology; Method of moments; Prevalence estimation; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BOVINE SPONGIFORM ENCEPHALOPATHY; CATTLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; EUROPEAN UNION; PREVALENCE;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; ENCEPHALOPATHY, BOVINE SPONGIFORM; EUROPEAN UNION; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PREVALENCE; SOFTWARE;

ANIMALIA; BOS; BOVINAE;

EID: 34249305134     PISSN: 01675877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2007.03.007     Document Type: Article

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