Quantification of the relative efficiency of factory surveillance in the disclosure of tuberculosis lesions in attested Irish cattle

Veterinary Record

Volumn 161, Issue 20, 2007, Pages 679-684

  Frankena, K ^a   White, P W ^b   O'Keeffe, J ^b   Costello, E ^c   Martin, S W ^d   Van Grevenhof, I ^a   More, S J ^b  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^c CENTRAL VETERINARY RESEARCH LABORATORY   (Ireland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS; BOVINAE;

EID: 37049016468     PISSN: 00424900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/vr.161.20.679     Document Type: Article

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