Spatial analysis of BSE cases in the Netherlands

BMC Veterinary Research

Volumn 4, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Heres, Lourens ^a,b   Brus, Dick J ^a   Hagenaars, Thomas J ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b VION Fresh Meat West BV   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS; BOVINAE; BOVINE SPONGIFORM ENCEPHALOPATHY PRION;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BOVINE SPONGIFORM ENCEPHALOPATHY; CATTLE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; NETHERLANDS; TIME;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; CATTLE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; ENCEPHALOPATHY, BOVINE SPONGIFORM; NETHERLANDS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 54449093302     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17466148     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1746-6148-4-21     Document Type: Article

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