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Veterinary Quarterly Volume 20, 1998 - Issue 4
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A descriptive study of visits by animal health specialists in pig farming: Type, frequency, and herd‐health management factors

J. Entng Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Herd Health and Reproduction, Utrecht, P.O. Box 80151, 3508 TD, the Netherlands; Department of Economics and Management, Wageningen Agricultural University, 6700 AH, P.O. Box 338, Wageningen, the Netherlands; Department of Economics and Management, c/o Wageningen Agricultural University, P.O. Box 338, Wageningen, 6700 AH, the Netherlands Phone: + 31 317 484065 Fax: + 31 317 484065 E-mail: [email protected]View further author information
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M.J.L. van de Laak Department of Economics and Management, Wageningen Agricultural University, 6700 AH, P.O. Box 338, Wageningen, the Netherlands; Animal Health Service, Location Hovel P.O. Box 4, Boxtel, 5280 AA, the NetherlandsView further author information
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M.J.M Tie len Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Herd Health and Reproduction, Utrecht, P.O. Box 80151, 3508 TD, the Netherlands; Animal Health Service, Location Hovel P.O. Box 4, Boxtel, 5280 AA, the NetherlandsView further author information
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R.B.M. Huirne Department of Economics and Management, Wageningen Agricultural University, 6700 AH, P.O. Box 338, Wageningen, the Netherlands
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A.A. Dijkhuizen Department of Economics and Management, Wageningen Agricultural University, 6700 AH, P.O. Box 338, Wageningen, the Netherlands
Pages 121-125 | Accepted 09 Jun 1998, Published online: 01 Nov 2011

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  • Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Herd Health and Reproduction, P.O. Box 80151, 3508 TD Utrecht, the Netherlands.
  • Wageningen Agricultural University, Department of Economics and Management, P.O. Box 338, 6700 AH Wageningen, the Netherlands.
  • Animal Health Service, Location Hovel P.O. Box 4, 5280 AA Boxtel, the Netherlands.
  • Correspondence address/address for requests for reprints: J. Enting, c/o Wageningen Agricultural University, Department of Economics and Management, P.O. Box 338, 6700 AH Wageningen, the Netherlands. Phone: + 31 317 484065,fax: +31 317 482745, e‐mail: [email protected]

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