R.L., Temporal aspects of the epidemic of bovine spongiform encephalopathy in Great Britain : holding-associated risk factors for the disease, Vet. Rec. 147 (2000) 319–325. To access this journal online: www.edpsciences.org

The objectives of this study were first to describe the pattern of the epidemic of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) in Great Britain in terms of the temporal change in the proportion of all cattle holdings that had experienced at least one confirmed case of BSE to June 30, 1997, and secondly to identify risk factors that influenced the date of onset of a holding's first confirmed BS