The ecological paradox: Social and natural consequences of the geographies of animal health promotion

Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 433-446

  Enticott, Gareth ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Animal health; Biosecurity; England and Wales; Farmer interviews; Health promotion

Indexed keywords

BOVINE TUBERCULOSIS; CATTLE; ECOLOGICAL APPROACH; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FARMERS KNOWLEDGE;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WALES; WESTERN EUROPE;

ANIMALIA; BOS; BOVINAE; TAXIDIINAE;

EID: 51749109305     PISSN: 00202754     EISSN: 14755661     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-5661.2008.00321.x     Document Type: Article

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