Survey of badger access to farm buildings and facilities in relation to contact with cattle

Veterinary Record

Volumn 163, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 107-111

  Ward, A I ^a   Tolhurst, B A ^b   Walker, N J ^a   Roper, T J ^b   Delahay, R J ^a  

^a CENTRAL SCIENCE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS; BOVINAE; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS; TAXIDIINAE;

EID: 49449107158     PISSN: 00424900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/vr.163.4.107     Document Type: Article

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