Use of hyposensitization injections to control seasonal pruritus in a Bactrian camel (Camelus bactrianus)

Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 88-94

  Gage, Laurie J ^a,c   Vandenabeele, Sophie I J ^b,d   White, Stephen D ^b  

^a Six Flags Discovery Kingdom   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Ghent University ^*  (United States)

^d GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Atopic dermatitis; Bactrian camel; Camelus bactrianus; Hyposensitization; Pruritus

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CAMELIDAE; CAMELUS BACTRIANUS; EPIPHORA;

EID: 20444401548     PISSN: 10427260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1638/04-015     Document Type: Article

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