Clinical findings in bovine spongiform encephalopathy

Prions in Humans and Animals

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 389-397

  Schicker, Ernst ^a   Braun, Ueli ^b   Hörnlimann, Beat ^c   Konold, Timm ^d  

^a Veterinary Practice   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c BSE71 92 SVISS Consulting   (Switzerland)

^d VETERINARY LABORATORIES AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 67651199063     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1515/9783110200171     Document Type: Chapter

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