Morbidity and mortality factors in Key deer (Odocoileus virginianus clavium)

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 685-692

  Nettles, Victor F ^a,c   Quist, Charlotte F ^a,c   Lopez, Roel R ^b   Wilmers, Tom J ^b   Frank, Phil ^b   Roberts, Wayne ^a   Chitwood, Sharon ^a   Davidson, William R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b U S FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE   (United States)

^c Wildlife Health Associates Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Arcanobacterium pyogenes; Haemonchus contortus; Johne's disease; Key deer; Mycobacterium avium subsp. pratuberculosis; Odocoileus virginianus clavium; Salmonellosis; White tailed deer

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; ARCANOBACTERIUM; ARCANOBACTERIUM PYOGENES; CERVIDAE; HAEMONCHUS CONTORTUS; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM; ODOCOILEUS VIRGINIANUS; ODOCOILEUS VIRGINIANUS CLAVIUM; SALMONELLA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CAUSE OF DEATH; DEER; FEMALE; INJURY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TRICHOSTRONGYLOSIS; UNITED STATES;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ANIMALS; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; CAUSE OF DEATH; DEER; FEMALE; FLORIDA; HAEMONCHIASIS; MALE; MORBIDITY;

EID: 0013460624     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-38.4.685     Document Type: Article

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