Disease and mortality on red deer farms in New Zealand

Veterinary Record

Volumn 148, Issue 11, 2001, Pages 334-340

  Audige L ^a,b   Wilson, P R ^a   Morris, R S ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b AO Clin Invest and Documentation   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CERVIDAE; CERVUS ELAPHUS;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; DEER; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INJURY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NEW ZEALAND; RISK FACTOR; SEASON;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; CAUSE OF DEATH; DATA COLLECTION; DEER; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MORTALITY; NEW ZEALAND; RISK FACTORS; SEASONS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 0035901418     PISSN: 00424900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/vr.148.11.334     Document Type: Article

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