The Fall and Rise of Bovine Tuberculosis in Great Britain

Mycobacterium Bovis Infection in Animals and Humans: Second Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 100-116

  Goodchild, Tony ^a   Clifton Hadley, Richard ^a  

^a VETERINARY LABORATORIES AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cattle; Great britain; Pathogenesis studies; Prevalence; Spread

Indexed keywords

EID: 84863894389     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470344538.ch12     Document Type: Chapter

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