Use of laboratory data to reduce the time taken to detect new diseases: VIDA to FarmFile

Veterinary Record

Volumn 162, Issue 24, 2008, Pages 771-776

  Gibbens, J C ^a   Robertson, S ^b   Willmington, J ^b   Milnes, A ^b   Ryan, J B M ^b   Wilesmith, J W ^a   Cook, A J C ^b   David, G P ^b  

^a DEFRA   (United Kingdom)

^b VETERINARY LABORATORIES AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 48249093852     PISSN: 00424900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/vr.162.24.771     Document Type: Article

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