Microbial pollution of water by livestock: Approaches to risk assessment and mitigation

Animal

Volumn 3, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 744-752

  Vinten, A J A ^a   Potts, J ^b   Avery, L ^a   Strachan, N J C ^c  

^a SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b BioSS   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

E. coli; Livestock zoonoses; Mitigation; Risk; Water

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 68349136719     PISSN: 17517311     EISSN: 1751732X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1751731109004005     Document Type: Article

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