Reviewing model application to support animal health decision making

Preventive Veterinary Medicine

Volumn 99, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 60-67

  Singer, Alexander ^a   Salman, Mo ^b   Thulke, Hans Hermann ^a  

^a HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

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

Author keywords

Animal health; Model purpose; Modelling; Policy support; Review; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL WELFARE; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; DECISION MAKING; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; PREDICTIVE VALUE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ANIMAL DISEASES; ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMALS; DECISION MAKING; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 79952450337     PISSN: 01675877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2011.01.004     Document Type: Article

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