Economic evaluation of participation in a voluntary Johne's disease prevention and control program from a farmer's perspective-The Alberta Johne's Disease Initiative

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 97, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 2822-2834

  Wolf, R ^a   Clement, F ^b   Barkema, H W ^a   Orsel, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alberta; Economic benefit; Johne's disease; Management practices

Indexed keywords

MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM;

AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ALBERTA; ANIMAL; BOVINE; CATTLE DISEASES; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DAIRYING; ECONOMICS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; EVALUATION STUDY; FEMALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM SUBSP. PARATUBERCULOSIS; PARATUBERCULOSIS; PASTEURIZATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PREVALENCE;

ALBERTA; ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DAIRYING; FARMERS; FEMALE; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM SUBSP. PARATUBERCULOSIS; PARATUBERCULOSIS; PASTEURIZATION; PREVALENCE;

EID: 84899092997     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2013-7454     Document Type: Article

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