Emergency Workshop on Porcine Respiratory and Reproductive Syndrome (PRRS) - Summary

Emergency Workshop on Porcine Respiratory and Reproductive Syndrome (PRRS) - Summary

Year of publication 2014

Place of publication Bangkok, Thailand ;

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Meeting

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Meeting date 24- 25 September 2007

Meeting location Bangkok, Thailand

Language English

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