The local universality of veterinary expertise and the geography of animal disease

Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 75-88

  Enticott, Gareth ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Animal health; Bovine tuberculosis; Local universality; Medical regulation; Standardisation; Veterinary surgeons

Indexed keywords

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; DISEASE INCIDENCE; DISEASE TREATMENT; LIVESTOCK; REGULATORY FRAMEWORK; STANDARD (REGULATION);

ENGLAND; UNITED KINGDOM; WALES;

ANIMALIA; BOVINAE;

EID: 83155175395     PISSN: 00202754     EISSN: 14755661     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-5661.2011.00452.x     Document Type: Article

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