Development and validation of a protocol to identify and recruit participants into a large scale study on liver fluke in cattle
Abstract Background Liver fluke infection caused by the parasite Fasciola hepatica is a major cause of production losses to the cattle industry in the UK. To investigate farm-level risk factors for fluke infection, a randomised method to recruit an appropriate number of herds from a defined geograph...
Main Authors: | Catherine M. McCann, Helen E. Clough, Matthew Baylis, Diana J. L. Williams |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2018-06-01
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Series: | BMC Veterinary Research |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12917-018-1511-3 |
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