Herd health management in organic pig production using a quality assurance system based on Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points

NJAS - Wageningen Journal of Life Sciences

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 133-143

  Bonde, M ^a   Sorensen J T ^a  

^a DANISH INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Animal health; HACCP; Monitoring system; Organic farming

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE AGRICULTURE; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; MONITORING; PIG;

ANIMALIA; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 84876504439     PISSN: 15735214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1573-5214(04)80009-5     Document Type: Article

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