Scientific Opinion on the results of the EU survey for Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) in cervids

EFSA Journal

Volumn 8, Issue 10, 2010, Pages

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Author keywords

cervids; Chronic Wasting Disease; monitoring; red deer; Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies; white tailed deer

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865613380     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18314732     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2903/j.efsa.2010.1861     Document Type: Article

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