Biocontainment, biosecurity, and security practices in beef feedyards

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association

Volumn 232, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 262-269

  Brandt, Aric W ^a,b   Sanderson, Michael W ^a   DeGroot, Brad D ^a,c   Thomson, Dan U ^a   Hollis, Larry C ^a  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Saint Francis Veterinary Clinic   (United States)

^c Livestock Information Services   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ANIMAL HOUSING; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; BIOLOGICAL WARFARE; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; CONFERENCE PAPER; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRODUCT SAFETY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK MANAGEMENT; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; BIOTERRORISM; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HOUSING, ANIMAL; HUMANS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK MANAGEMENT; SECURITY MEASURES; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; BOS;

EID: 41749106645     PISSN: 00031488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/javma.232.2.262     Document Type: Conference Paper

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