A survey of biosecurity-related practices, opinions and communications across dairy farm veterinarians and advisors

Veterinary Journal

Volumn 200, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 261-269

  Sayers, R G ^a   Good, M ^b   Sayers, G P ^c  

^a ANIMAL AND GRASSLAND RESEARCH AND INNOVATION CENTRE   (Ireland)

^b Agriculture House   (Ireland)

^c Epsilion Ltd   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Advisor; Biosecurity; Communication; Dairy farmer; Ranking; Veterinarian

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; DAIRY FARM ADVISOR; ECONOMIC ASPECT; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; INFORMATION SYSTEM; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; IRELAND; MARKETING; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARD; VETERINARIAN; VETERINARY EXPERT; VETERINARY MEDICINE; ANIMAL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BOVINAE; CATTLE DISEASES; DAIRYING; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; COMMUNICATION; DAIRYING; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; IRELAND; QUESTIONNAIRES; SECURITY MEASURES; VETERINARIANS;

EID: 84899953192     PISSN: 10900233     EISSN: 15322971     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2014.02.010     Document Type: Article

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