Measuring and comparing constraints to improved biosecurity amongst GB farmers, veterinarians and the auxiliary industries

Preventive Veterinary Medicine

Volumn 84, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 310-323

  Gunn, G J ^a   Heffernan, C ^b   Hall, M ^a   McLeod, A ^b   Hovi, M ^b  

^a SAC   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Auxiliary industries; Biosecurity; Farmers; Veterinarians

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANIMAL; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK MANAGEMENT; SHEEP; UNITED KINGDOM; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

ADULT; AGED; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; EDUCATION, VETERINARY; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK MANAGEMENT; SECURITY MEASURES; SHEEP; VETERINARIANS;

BOS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 41249099486     PISSN: 01675877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2007.12.003     Document Type: Article

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