Assessing biosecurity practices, movements and densities of poultry sites across Belgium, resulting in different farm risk-groups for infectious disease introduction and spread

Preventive Veterinary Medicine

Volumn 98, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 259-270

  Van Steenwinkel, Sarah ^a   Ribbens, Stefaan ^a   Ducheyne, Els ^b   Goossens, Els ^b   Dewulf, Jeroen ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b AVIA GIS   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Avian influenza; Belgium; Between farm movements; Biosecurity; Hobby poultry; Multivariable analysis; Questionnaire

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; BELGIUM; BIRD DISEASE; CHICKEN; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; POPULATION DENSITY; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; STANDARD; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; BELGIUM; CHICKENS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, INFECTIOUS; FEMALE; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; POPULATION DENSITY; POULTRY DISEASES; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT; TRANSPORTATION;

AVES;

EID: 78951485707     PISSN: 01675877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2010.12.004     Document Type: Article

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