Factors associated with bovine tuberculosis confirmation rates in suspect lesions found in cattle at routine slaughter in Great Britain, 2003-2008

Preventive Veterinary Medicine

Volumn 110, Issue 3-4, 2013, Pages 395-404

  Shittu, A ^a   Clifton Hadley, R S ^b   Ely, E R ^b   Upton, P U ^b   Downs, S H ^b  

^a ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^b VETERINARY LABORATORIES AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Abattoir; Bovine tuberculosis; Cattle; Mycobacterium bovis; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BOVINE TUBERCULOSIS; CATTLE; FEMALE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SLAUGHTERHOUSE; STATISTICAL MODEL; TUBERCULIN TEST; UNITED KINGDOM;

ABATTOIRS; ANIMALS; CATTLE; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS, BOVINE;

ANIMALIA; BOS; BOVINAE; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS;

EID: 84877714066     PISSN: 01675877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2013.03.001     Document Type: Article

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