Bison and elk: Brucellosis seroprevalence on a shared winter range

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 1246-1254

  Ferrari, Matthew J ^a,b   Garrott, Robert A ^a  

^a MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bison; Bison bison; Brucella abortus; Brucellosis; Cervus elaphus; Disease transmission; Elk; Yellowstone National Park

Indexed keywords

CATTLE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; POPULATION GROWTH; UNGULATE;

UNITED STATES; WYOMING; YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK;

ANIMALIA; BISON; BISON BISON; BOS TAURUS; BRUCELLA; BRUCELLA MELITENSIS BIOVAR ABORTUS; BUBALUS; CERVIDAE; CERVUS; CERVUS ELAPHUS; UNGULATA;

EID: 0036816025     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3802957     Document Type: Article

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