Biosecurity on cattle farms: A study in north-west England

PLoS ONE

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Brennan, Marnie L ^a,b   Christley, Robert M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHELMINTIC AGENT;

AGRICULTURAL LAND; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ANIMAL CARE; ARTICLE; BIOSECURITY; CATTLE FARMING; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; INFECTION; UNITED KINGDOM; VACCINATION; ANIMAL; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; METHODOLOGY;

ANIMALIA; BOS;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; ENGLAND;

EID: 84855328211     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0028139     Document Type: Article

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