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. 2005 Aug 12;3(8):239. doi: 10.2903/j.efsa.2005.239

Opinion of the Scientific Panel on Animal Health and Welfare (AHAW) on a request from the Commission related to the probability of transmission of Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome virus (PRRSv) to naive pigs via fresh meat

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EFSA Panel on Animal Health and Welfare , 2005. Opinion of the Scientific Panel on Animal Health and Welfare (AHAW) on a request from the Commission related to the probability of transmission of Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome virus (PRRSv) to naive pigs via fresh meat, EFSA Journal 2005;3(8):239, 85 pp. doi: 10.2903/j.efsa.2005.239

Panel members: Bo Algers, Harry J. Blokhuis, Donald Maurice Broom, Ilaria Capua, Stefano Cinotti, Michael Gunn, Jörg Hartung, Per Have, Xavier Manteca Vilanova, David B. Morton, Michel Pépin, Dirk Udo Pfeiffer, Ronald John Roberts, José Manuel Sánchez Vizcaino, Alejandro Schudel, James Michael Sharp, Georgios Theodoropoulos, Philippe Vannier, Marina Verga, Martin Wierup, Marion Wooldridge

Acknowledgement: The working group drafted the scientific risk assessment, which was then reviewed and revised by the Panel. The working group was chaired by Dr. Per Have. In addition to the AHAW Panel members Profs. Martin Wierup and Prof. José Sanchez Vizcaino the members of the working group were: Dr. Per Have, Lis Alban DVM, Dr. Trevor Drew, Dr. Marie‐Frédérique Le Potier, Prof. Michael P. Murtaugh, Prof. Dr. H. J. Nauwynck, Dr. Gerard Wellenberg, Dr. Jeffrey J. Zimmerman

Adoption date: 14 June 2005

Published date: 12 August 2005

Question number: EFSA‐Q‐2004‐100

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