Relative risks and approaches to biosecurity in the use of embryo technologies in livestock

Theriogenology

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 298-307

  Daniel Givens, M ^a   Gard, Julie A ^a   Stringfellow, David A ^a  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Embryo washing; Embryo pathogen interactions; Embryos; Pathogens

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; EMBRYO; EMBRYO TRANSFER; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, DOMESTIC; CATTLE; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; EMBRYO; EMBRYO TRANSFER; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 34347353119     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2007.04.004     Document Type: Article

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