Tuberculosis in goats on a farm in Ireland: Epidemiological investigation and control

Veterinary Record

Volumn 168, Issue 18, 2011, Pages 485-

  Shanahan, A ^a   Good, M ^b   Duignan, A ^b   Curtin, T ^c   More, S J ^d  

^a Department of Agriculture Fisheries and Food   (Ireland)

^b Agriculture House   (Ireland)

^c Department of Agriculture Fisheries and Food   (Ireland)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL EUTHANASIA; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; GOAT; GOAT DISEASE; IRELAND; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; EUTHANASIA, ANIMAL; FEMALE; GOAT DISEASES; GOATS; IRELAND; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS;

ANIMALIA; CAPRA HIRCUS; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS;

EID: 79956373791     PISSN: 00424900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/vr.c6880     Document Type: Article

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