Identification of factors influencing the occurrence of milk spot livers in slaughtered pigs: A novel approach to understanding Ascaris suum epidemiology in British farmed pigs

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 173, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 271-279

  Sanchez Vazquez, Manuel J ^a   Smith, Richard P ^b   Kang, Sujin ^a   Lewis, Fraser ^a   Nielen, Mirjam ^c   Gunn, George J ^a   Edwards, Sandra A ^d  

^a SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^b VETERINARY LABORATORIES AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

^c UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ascaris suum; Liver; Pig; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASCARIASIS; ASCARIS SUUM; BUILDING MATERIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HYGIENE; INFECTION RISK; LIVER DISEASE; MILK SPOT LIVER; NONHUMAN; PIG FARMING; PREVALENCE; QUALITY CONTROL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SLAUGHTERHOUSE; SWINE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; ASCARIASIS; ASCARIS SUUM; GREAT BRITAIN; LIVER DISEASES, PARASITIC; LOGISTIC MODELS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SEASONS; SWINE; SWINE DISEASES;

ASCARIS SUUM; SUIDAE;

EID: 77957817324     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2010.06.029     Document Type: Article

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