Modeling livestock population structure: a geospatial database for Ontario swine farms

Modeling livestock population structure: a geospatial database for Ontario swine farms

Abstract Background Infectious diseases in farmed animals have economic, social, and health consequences. Foreign animal diseases (FAD) of swine are of significant concern. Mathematical and simulation models are often used to simulate FAD outbreaks and best practices for control. However, simulation...

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Main Authors: Salah Uddin Khan, Terri L. O’Sullivan, Zvonimir Poljak, Janet Alsop, Amy L. Greer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-01-01
Series:BMC Veterinary Research
Subjects:
Synthetic population
Swine
Pigs
Farms
Ontario
Infectious disease transmission model
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12917-018-1362-y

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