The implementation of biosecurity practices and visitor protocols on non-commercial horse properties in New Zealand

Preventive Veterinary Medicine

Volumn 107, Issue 1-2, 2012, Pages 85-94

  Rosanowski, S M ^a   Rogers, C W ^a   Cogger, N ^a   Benschop, J ^a   Stevenson, M A ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Biosecurity; Equine; Equine influenza virus; Logistic regression; Movement; Visitor protocols

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; HUMAN; NEW ZEALAND; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; STANDARD; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; NEW ZEALAND; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES; SECURITY MEASURES;

EQUIDAE; EQUINE INFLUENZA VIRUS; ORTHOMYXOVIRIDAE;

EID: 84867142584     PISSN: 01675877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2012.05.001     Document Type: Article

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