Recurrence of bovine tuberculosis breakdowns in Great Britain: Risk factors and prediction

Preventive Veterinary Medicine

Volumn 102, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 22-29

  Karolemeas, K ^a   McKinley, T J ^a   Clifton Hadley, R S ^b   Goodchild, A V ^b   Mitchell, A ^b   Johnston, W T ^c   Conlan, A J K ^a   Donnelly, C A ^d   Wood, J L N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b VETERINARY LABORATORIES AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^d IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bovine tuberculosis; Case control study; Prediction; Recurrent breakdowns; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BOVINE TUBERCULOSIS; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CATTLE; DAIRYING; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; INCIDENCE; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS; RECURRENT DISEASE; RISK FACTOR; UNITED KINGDOM;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CATTLE; DAIRYING; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; INCIDENCE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS; RECURRENCE; RISK FACTORS; TUBERCULOSIS, BOVINE;

ANIMALIA; BOVINAE;

EID: 84860390073     PISSN: 01675877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2011.06.004     Document Type: Article

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