Effect of jaw shape in kill-traps on time to loss of palpebral reflexes in brushtail possums

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 92-96

  Warburton, Bruce ^a   Gregory, Neville G ^b   Morriss, Grant ^a  

^a LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^b MIRINZ   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Animal welfare; Brushtail possum; Carotid occlusion; Kill traps; Standards trapping; Trichosurus vulpecula

Indexed keywords

ALOPIAS; ANIMALIA; PHALANGERIDAE; PYRUS COMMUNIS; TRICHOSURUS VULPECULA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL WELFARE; ARTICLE; BLINKING; DEATH; OPOSSUM; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMALS; BLINKING; DEATH; OPOSSUMS;

EID: 0033630059     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-36.1.92     Document Type: Article

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