An analysis of the movement of dairy cattle through 2 large livestock markets in the province of Ontario, Canada

Canadian Veterinary Journal

Volumn 51, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1254-1260

  Dubé, Caroline ^a,b   Ribble, Carl ^c   Kelton, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b CANADIAN FOOD INSPECTION AGENCY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CANADA; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; DAIRYING; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; METHODOLOGY; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; COMMERCE; DAIRYING; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, INFECTIOUS; FEMALE; ONTARIO; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; TRANSPORTATION;

ANIMALIA; BOS;

EID: 78649984378     PISSN: 00085286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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