Feeding of prohibited substances (swill) to pigs in Australia

Australian Veterinary Journal

Volumn 88, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 294-300

  Schembri, N ^a   Hernandez Jover M ^a   Toribio, J A ^a   Holyoake, P K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Emergency animal disease; Foot and mouth disease; Legislation; Pigs; Swill

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HUMAN; LAW; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; METHODOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAFETY; STANDARD; SWINE; SWINE DISEASE; ANALYSIS; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROCEDURES; PRODUCT SAFETY; STANDARDS; SWINE DISEASES; TRANSMISSION; VETERINARY;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; ANIMALS; AUSTRALIA; COMMERCE; CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; LEGISLATION, VETERINARY; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SWINE; SWINE DISEASES;

ANIMALIA; SUIDAE;

EID: 77954781304     PISSN: 00050423     EISSN: 17510813     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-0813.2010.00604.x     Document Type: Article

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