Report of the seminar of the control of Foot-and-mouth disease in the Near East

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Report of the seminar of the control of Foot-and-mouth disease in the Near East

Ankara, Turkey, 18-21 October 1982

Year of publication 1982

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 92 p.

Author FAO

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Meeting

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Statutory body / Meeting title European Commission for the Control of Foot-and-Mouth Disease (EuFMD). Standing Technical Committee (STC)

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Meeting date 18-21 October 1982

Meeting location Ankara, Turkey

Language English

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