Pathologic findings in reintroduced Przewalski's horses (Equus caballus przewalskii) in southwestern Mongolia

Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 273-285

  Robert, Nadia ^a   Walzer, Christian ^b,c,d   Rüegg, Simon R ^a   Kaczensky, Petra ^b,c   Ganbaatar, Oyunsaikhan ^c   Stauffer, Christian ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b Zoo Salzburg   (Austria)

^c International Takhi Group   (Switzerland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Equus caballus przewalskii; Piroplasmosis; Predation; Przewalski's horse; Reintroduction; Strangles

Indexed keywords

ACARI; BABESIA CABALLI; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS; EQUUS PRZEWALSKII; THEILERIA;

EID: 24644468523     PISSN: 10427260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1638/03-035.1     Document Type: Article

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