Development, application, and validation of a survey for infectious disease control practices at equine boarding facilities

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association

Volumn 237, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1166-1172

  Kirby, Alanna T ^a   Traub Dargatz, Josie L ^a   Hill, Ashley E ^a   Kogan, Lori R ^a   Morley, Paul S ^a   Heird, James C ^a,b  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL HOUSING; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; INFECTION CONTROL; METHODOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARD;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; HOUSING, ANIMAL; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EQUIDAE;

EID: 78649401746     PISSN: 00031488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/javma.237.10.1166     Document Type: Article

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