Field Necropsy Techniques and Proper Specimen Submission for Investigation of Emerging Infectious Diseases of Food Animals

Veterinary Clinics of North America - Food Animal Practice

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-13

  Nietfeld, Jerome C ^a  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bovine; Emerging diseases; Food animals; Necropsy; Specimen collection

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; AUTOPSY; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; METHODOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; AUTOPSY; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES, EMERGING; SPECIMEN HANDLING;

ANIMALIA; BOVINAE;

EID: 73149085974     PISSN: 07490720     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cvfa.2009.10.005     Document Type: Review

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