Risk factors for Salmonella sp. in pig lymph nodes in Portuguese abattoirs

Revue de Medecine Veterinaire

Volumn 164, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 212-218

  Correia Gomes, C ^a   Mendonca D ^a   Vieira Pinto, M ^b   Niza Ribeiro, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRÁS OS MONTES AND ALTO DOURO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Lymph nodes; Risk associations; Salmonella

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA SP.; SUIDAE;

EID: 84875691632     PISSN: 00351555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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