Development of a bait and baiting system for delivery of oral rabies vaccine to free-ranging african wild dogs (Lycaon pictus)

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 352-362

  Knobel, D L ^a   Du Toit, J T ^a   Bingham, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b ONDERSTEPOORT VETERINARY INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CAFETERIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; GALLUS GALLUS; LYCAON PICTUS;

RABIES VACCINE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CARNIVORA; FEMALE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; RABIES; SOCIAL DOMINANCE; VACCINATION; WILD ANIMAL;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; CARNIVORA; DOMINANCE-SUBORDINATION; FEMALE; MALE; RABIES; RABIES VACCINES; VACCINATION;

EID: 0036547772     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-38.2.352     Document Type: Article

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