Human contacts and potential pathways of disease introduction on Georgia poultry farms

Avian Diseases

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 55-62

  Vieira, Antonio R ^a,c   Hofacre, Charles L ^a   Smith, John A ^b   Cole, Dana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b Fieldale Farms Corporation   (United States)

^c TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Biosecurity; Contact; Poultry; Survey

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; BIRD DISEASE; CHICKEN; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED STATES; WASTE DISPOSAL;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; CHICKENS; DATA COLLECTION; GEORGIA; HUMANS; POULTRY DISEASES; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFUSE DISPOSAL;

AVES; INFLUENZAVIRUS A;

EID: 63449135017     PISSN: 00052086     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1637/8364-051608-Reg.1     Document Type: Article

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