An all-island approach to mapping bovine tuberculosis in Ireland

Irish Veterinary Journal

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 192-197

  McGrath, G ^a   Abernethy, D ^b   Stringer, L ^b,c   More, S J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b Dundonald House   (United Kingdom)

^c MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Bovine tuberculosis; Epidemiology; Geographic information systems; GIS; Mapping; Northern Ireland; Republic of Ireland; TB

Indexed keywords

BOS; BOVINAE;

EID: 62549163917     PISSN: 03680762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/2046-0481-62-3-192     Document Type: Article

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