Opinion of the Scientific Panel on biological hazards (BIOHAZ) on the assessment of the health risks of feeding of ruminants with fishmeal in relation to the risk of TSE

EFSA Journal

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2007, Pages

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discriminatory test evaluation; fishmeal; Meat and Bone Meal; ruminants; TSE

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EID: 85078378762     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18314732     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2903/j.efsa.2007.443     Document Type: Article

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