Comparison of a standard and a detailed postmortem protocol for detecting Mycobacterium bovis in badgers

Veterinary Record

Volumn 163, Issue 16, 2008, Pages 473-477

  Crawshaw, T R ^a   Griffiths, I B ^a   Clifton Hadley, R S ^a  

^a VETERINARY LABORATORIES AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORYNEBACTERINEAE; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS; TAXIDIINAE;

EID: 55449115054     PISSN: 00424900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/vr.163.16.473     Document Type: Article

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