Should young UK cattle be considered free of BSE or is it endemic?

British Food Journal

Volumn 103, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 264-280

  Dealler, Stephen ^a  

^a BURNLEY GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

BSE; Diseases; Farming; Meat

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986134847     PISSN: 0007070X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00070700110391407     Document Type: Review

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