A retrospective study on the epidemiology of foot-and-mouth disease in Bhutan

Tropical Animal Health and Production

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 495-502

  Dukpa, Kinzang ^a,b   Robertson, Ian Duncan ^b   Edwards, John R ^b   Ellis, Trevor Maxwell ^b  

^a Ministry of Agriculture and Forests   (Bhutan)

^b MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bhutan; Epidemiology; Foot and mouth disease; Retrospective

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS;

EID: 78650983342     PISSN: 00494747     EISSN: 15737438     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11250-010-9722-z     Document Type: Article

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