Retrospective study of morbidity and mortality of raptors admitted to Colorado State University veterinary teaching hospital during 1995 to 1998

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 101-106

  Wendell, Michelle D ^a   Sleeman, Jonathan M ^b   Kratz, Gail ^c  

^a Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

^b The Wildlife Center of Virginia   (United States)

^c USA   (United States)

Author keywords

Colorado; Falconiformes; Morbidity; Mortality; Nebraska; Retrospective study; Strigiformes; Wyoming

Indexed keywords

FALCONIFORMES; RAPTORES; STRIGIFORMES;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BIRD DISEASE; CAUSE OF DEATH; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; FEMALE; INJURY; INTOXICATION; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NUTRITIONAL DISORDER; RAPTOR; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEASON; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; BIRD DISEASES; CAUSE OF DEATH; COLORADO; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; FEMALE; MALE; MORBIDITY; NUTRITION DISORDERS; POISONING; RAPTORS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEASONS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 0036356639     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-38.1.101     Document Type: Article

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