Strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats of the pig health monitoring systems used in England

Veterinary Record

Volumn 165, Issue 16, 2009, Pages 461-465

  Stark K D C ^a   Nevel, A ^a  

^a ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; SALMONELLA; SUIDAE;

EID: 70350542734     PISSN: 00424900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/vr.165.16.461     Document Type: Article

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