Scientific Report of the European Food Safety Authority on the Evaluation of Rapid post mortem TSE Tests intended for Small Ruminants

EFSA Journal

Volumn 3, Issue 10, 2005, Pages

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Author keywords

Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy; BSE; evaluation; post mortem; rapid BSE test; Regulation (EC) No 999 2001; small ruminants; Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathy; TSE; TSE monitoring

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EID: 85061072921     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18314732     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2903/j.efsa.2005.49r     Document Type: Article

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