Aleutian Mink Disease Parvovirus: Implications for Companion Ferrets

Compendium on Continuing Education for the Practicing Veterinarian

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 178-185

  Stevenson, M A McCrackin ^d,e   Murray, Jerry ^a   Gates III, Leo ^b   Bloom, Marshall E ^c  

^a Animal Clinic of Farmers Branch   (United States)

^b Universal City Animal Hospital   (United States)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^e Amer College of Veterinary Surgery   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALEUTIAN MINK DISEASE PARVOVIRUS (STRAIN G); ALEUTIAN MINK DISEASE VIRUS; ANIMALIA; CARNIVORA; MARTES; MEPHITIS; MUSTELA; MUSTELA PUTORIUS FURO; MUSTELA VISON; PARVOVIRUS; PROCYON; PROCYON LOTOR;

EID: 0347664872     PISSN: 01931903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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