Spatial distribution of the active surveillance of sheep scrapie in Great Britain: An exploratory analysis

BMC Veterinary Research

Volumn 5, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Birch, Colin P D ^a   Chikukwa, Ambrose C ^a   Hyder, Kieran ^a   Del Rio Vilas, Victor J ^a,b  

^a VETERINARY LABORATORIES AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

^b DEFRA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OVIS ARIES;

AGRICULTURE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; HEALTH SURVEY; METHODOLOGY; SCRAPIE; SHEEP; SLAUGHTERHOUSE; TIME; UNITED KINGDOM;

ABATTOIRS; AGRICULTURE; ANIMALS; GREAT BRITAIN; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; SCRAPIE; SHEEP; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 70149098994     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17466148     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1746-6148-5-23     Document Type: Article

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