Private and public economic incentives for the control of animal diseases: The case of anthrax in livestock

Transboundary and Emerging Diseases

Volumn 55, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 319-328

  Mongoh, M Ndiva ^b   Hearne, R ^b   Khaitsa, M L ^a,b  

^a Department of Veterinary and Microbiological Sciences ^*  (United States)

^b NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Animal healthcare; Anthrax; Disease control; Economic incentives

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANTHRAX; ARTICLE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ECONOMICS; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC RELATIONS; STANDARD; UNITED STATES; VETERINARY MEDICINE; ZOONOSIS;

ANIMAL DISEASES; ANIMALS; ANTHRAX; COMMUNITY-INSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; HUMANS; INTERINSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; NORTH DAKOTA; PRIVATE SECTOR; PUBLIC SECTOR; VETERINARY MEDICINE; ZOONOSES;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 51149097134     PISSN: 18651674     EISSN: 18651682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1865-1682.2008.01050.x     Document Type: Article

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