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Strain characterisation handbook: TSE in small ruminants

A technical handbook that documents the properties which can be used to distinguish small ruminant TSE isolates requiring further investigation. It covers sampling and testing strategies and protocols for discriminatory methods, and identifies those isolates which have the characteristics of the BSE agent.

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