Recognition of the Nor98 variant of scrapie in the Swedish sheep population

Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 562-567

  Gavier Widen D ^a   Noremark M ^a   Benestad, S ^b   Simmons, M ^c   Renstrom L ^a   Bratberg, B ^b   Elvander, M ^a,d   Hard Af Segerstad C ^a  

^a NATIONAL VETERINARY INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b NORWEGIAN VETERINARY INSTITUTE   (Norway)

^c VETERINARY LABORATORIES AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

^d Dunsany Co Meath   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OVIS; OVIS ARIES; SCRAPIE PRION;

EID: 8844286175     PISSN: 10406387     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/104063870401600611     Document Type: Article

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