The prevalence of bovine viral diarrhoea virus infection in beef suckler herds in Scotland

Veterinary Journal

Volumn 186, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 226-231

  Brulisauer F ^a   Lewis, F I ^a   Ganser, A G ^a   McKendrick, I J ^b   Gunn, G J ^a  

^a SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^b BIOMATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS SCOTLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bayesian finite mixture model; Beef suckler; Bovine viral diarrhoea (BVD); Seroprevalence; Spot test

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL HEALTH; ANIMAL WELFARE; ARTICLE; BEEF CATTLE; BOVINE DIARRHEA VIRUS; BOVINE VIRAL DIARRHEA; CONTROLLED STUDY; HERD; INFECTION CONTROL; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; SEROPREVALENCE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ANIMALS; BOVINE VIRUS DIARRHEA-MUCOSAL DISEASE; CATTLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIARRHEA VIRUSES, BOVINE VIRAL; FEMALE; MALE; PREVALENCE; SCOTLAND; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES;

ANIMALIA; BOS; BOVINAE; BOVINE VIRAL DIARRHEA VIRUS 1;

EID: 78149415860     PISSN: 10900233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2009.08.011     Document Type: Article

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