Factors associated with whole carcass condemnation rates in provincially-inspected abattoirs in Ontario 2001-2007: implications for food animal syndromic surveillance

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Ontario provincial abattoirs have the potential to be important sources of syndromic surveillance data for emerging diseases of concern to animal health, public health and food safety. The objectives of this study were to: (1) descri...

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Main Authors: Alton Gillian D, Pearl David L, Bateman Ken G, McNab W Bruce, Berke Olaf
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-08-01
Series:BMC Veterinary Research
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1746-6148/6/42