Possums (Trichosurus vulpecula) sharing dens: A potential infection route for bovine tuberculosis

New Zealand Veterinary Journal

Volumn 35, Issue 1-2, 1987, Pages 15-16

  Fairweather, A A C ^a   Brockie, R E ^a   Ward, G D ^a  

^a New Zealand Department of Scientific and Industrial Research   (New Zealand)

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EID: 0001952090     PISSN: 00480169     EISSN: 11760710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00480169.1987.35365     Document Type: Article

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