Animal welfare in the musk deer

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 59, Issue 1-3, 1998, Pages 245-250

  Shrestha, M N ^a  

^a Vet Clinic Pulchok   (Nepal)

Author keywords

Conservation; Endangered; Farming; Musk deer; Poaching; Scented musk

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL WELFARE; MAMMAL; NATURE CONSERVATION;

CHINA; INDIA; NEPAL;

EID: 0032143029     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1591(98)00139-7     Document Type: Article

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