Papers: The British pig health schemes: Integrated systems for large-scale pig abattoir lesion monitoring

Veterinary Record

Volumn 169, Issue 16, 2011, Pages 413-

  Sanchez Vazquez, M J ^a   Strachan, W D ^b   Armstrong, D ^c   Nielen, M ^d   Gunn, G J ^a  

^a SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^b BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM LTD   (United Kingdom)

^c AGRICULTURE AND HORTICULTURE DEVELOPMENT BOARD   (United Kingdom)

^d UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; SUIDAE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL WELFARE; ARTICLE; PATHOLOGY; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE; SLAUGHTERHOUSE; STANDARD; SWINE; SWINE DISEASE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ABATTOIRS; ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMALS; GREAT BRITAIN; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE; SWINE; SWINE DISEASES;

EID: 80054762918     PISSN: 00424900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/vr.d4814     Document Type: Article

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