Scientific Opinion on BSE/TSE infectivity in small ruminant tissues

EFSA Journal

Volumn 8, Issue 12, 2010, Pages

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Author keywords

Atypical scrapie; Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE); Classical scrapie; Small Ruminants; Specified Risk Material (SRM); Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies (TSEs)

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EID: 84929552549     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18314732     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2903/j.efsa.2010.1875     Document Type: Article

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