Bluetongue in northern Europe: The story so far

In Practice

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 202-209

  Hateley, Gareth ^a  

^a VETERINARY LABORATORIES AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLUETONGUE VIRUS; BLUETONGUE VIRUS 8; ORBIVIRUS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 67649639359     PISSN: 0263841X     EISSN: 20427689     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/inpract.31.5.202     Document Type: Article

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