The limits of test-based scrapie eradication programs in goats.

Small ruminant post-mortem testing programs were initially designed for monitoring the prevalence of prion disease. They are now considered as a potential alternative to genetic selection for eradicating/controlling classical scrapie at population level. If such policy should be implemented, its suc...

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Main Authors: Fabien Corbière, Cécile Chauvineau-Perrin, Caroline Lacroux, Séverine Lugan, Pierrette Costes, Myriam Thomas, Isabelle Brémaud, Christophe Chartier, Francis Barillet, François Schelcher, Olivier Andréoletti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3553010?pdf=render