Farmer reported prevalence and factors associated with contagious ovine digital dermatitis in Wales: A questionnaire of 511 sheep farmers

Preventive Veterinary Medicine

Volumn 113, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 132-138

  Angell, J W ^a   Duncan, J S ^a   Carter, S D ^a   Grove White, D H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Contagious ovine digital dermatitis; Epidemiology; Infectious foot disease; Lameness; Sheep; Welfare

Indexed keywords

BOS; BOVINAE; OVIS; OVIS ARIES;

AGRICULTURE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CONTAGIOUS OVINE DIGITAL DERMATITIS; DIGITAL DERMATITIS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FOOT DISEASE; HUMAN; INFECTIOUS FOOT DISEASE; LAMENESS; PATHOLOGY; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASE; UNITED KINGDOM; WELFARE;

CONTAGIOUS OVINE DIGITAL DERMATITIS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; INFECTIOUS FOOT DISEASE; LAMENESS; SHEEP; WELFARE;

AGRICULTURE; ANIMALS; DIGITAL DERMATITIS; FOOT DISEASES; HUMANS; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES; WALES;

EID: 84888199574     PISSN: 01675877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2013.09.014     Document Type: Article

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