A comparative assessment of the risks of introduction and spread of foot and mouth disease among different pig sectors in Australia

Small-scale pig producers are believed to pose higher biosecurity risks for the introduction and spread of exotic diseases than commercial pig producers. However, the magnitude of these risks are poorly understood. This study is a comparative assessment of the risk of introduction and spread of foot...

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Main Authors: Marta Hernandez-Jover, Nicole Schembri, Patricia K Holyoake, Jenny-Ann L.M.L Toribio, Patrick Anthony Martin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Veterinary Science
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fvets.2016.00085/full