An unaddressed issue of agricultural terrorism: a case study on feed security.
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چکیده
In the late winter of 2003, a number of livestock animals in the Midwest were poisoned due the accidental contamination of a popular commercial feed with a lethal additive. Although all the evidence indicates this incident had no malicious or terrorist intent, it is informative as a case study highlighting potential security implications with respect to a terrorist event directed at U.S. agriculture.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of animal science
دوره 82 11 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2004