The spread of blue tongue in Europe

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 86, Issue 1-3, 2009, Pages 34-39

  Hendrickx, G ^a  

^a AVIA GIS   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Blue tongue; Sheep

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 70449699610     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.smallrumres.2009.09.014     Document Type: Article

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