Economic Impacts of Vesicular Stomatitis Outbreaks
Equine Disease Quarterly
July 24, 2015
The economic impacts of 2014 vesicular stomatitis outbreak were felt within the equine industry at multiple levels.
Horse-health-problem risk factors, prevention, diagnosis, and treatment
The economic impacts of 2014 vesicular stomatitis outbreak were felt within the equine industry at multiple levels.
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