Towards a risk-based surveillance for Trichinella spp. in Danish pig production

Preventive Veterinary Medicine

Volumn 87, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 340-357

  Alban, Lis ^a   Boes, Jaap ^a   Kreiner, Henrik ^b   Petersen, Jesper Valentin ^a   Willeberg, Preben ^b,c  

^a Danish Meat Association   (Denmark)

^b DANISH VETERINARY AND FOOD ADMINISTRATION   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Food safety; Freedom from infection; Pigs; Surveillance; Trichinella spiralis

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; DENMARK; HEALTH SURVEY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; RISK FACTOR; SWINE; SWINE DISEASE; TIME; TRICHINELLA; TRICHINOSIS;

ANIMALS; DENMARK; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; RISK FACTORS; SWINE; SWINE DISEASES; TIME FACTORS; TRICHINELLA; TRICHINOSIS;

ANIMALIA; SUIDAE; TRICHINELLA; TRICHINELLA SPIRALIS;

EID: 52149104014     PISSN: 01675877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2008.05.008     Document Type: Article

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