A survey on biosecurity and management practices in Belgian pig herds

Preventive Veterinary Medicine

Volumn 83, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 228-241

  Ribbens, S ^a   Dewulf, J ^a   Koenen, F ^b   Mintiens, K ^b   De Sadeleer, L ^a   de Kruif, A ^a   Maes, D ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b VETERINARY AND AGROCHEMICAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Belgium; Biosecurity; Management practices; Multiple correspondence analysis; Pig herds; Two step cluster analysis; Written questionnaire

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; BELGIUM; BIOLOGICAL WARFARE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; FEMALE; INFECTION CONTROL; MALE; MEAT; METHODOLOGY; POPULATION DENSITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARD; SWINE; SWINE DISEASE;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; BELGIUM; BIOTERRORISM; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; FEMALE; MALE; MEAT; POPULATION DENSITY; QUARANTINE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SWINE; SWINE DISEASES;

SUIDAE;

EID: 38849102973     PISSN: 01675877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2007.07.009     Document Type: Article

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