Biosecurity practices and the potential for exhibited pigs to consume swill at agricultural shows in Australia

Preventive Veterinary Medicine

Volumn 91, Issue 2-4, 2009, Pages 122-129

  Cha, E ^a   Toribio, J A L M L ^b   Thomson, P C ^b   Holyoake, P K ^c  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c NSW DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Agricultural show; Biosecurity; Disease introduction; Exhibit; Loglinear regression; Observational study; Pigs; Survey; Swill

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PUBLICATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARD; SWINE; SWINE DISEASE;

AGRICULTURE; ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; AUSTRALIA; EXHIBITS AS TOPIC; HUMANS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SECURITY MEASURES; SWINE; SWINE DISEASES;

SUIDAE;

EID: 68549132281     PISSN: 01675877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2009.05.010     Document Type: Article

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