Sarcoptic mange in agile wallabies (Macropus agilis) in the Northern Territory

Australian Veterinary Journal

Volumn 83, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 744-745

  McLelland, D J ^a,c   Youl, J M ^b,d  

^a Litchfield Veterinary Hospital   (New Zealand)

^b University Avenue Veterinary Hospital

^c TORONTO ZOO   (Canada)

^d MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MACROPUS AGILIS;

ALOPECIA; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CASE REPORT; FATALITY; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MARSUPIAL; PATHOLOGY; PREVALENCE; SCABIES; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ALOPECIA; ANIMALS; AUSTRALIA; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MACROPODIDAE; MALE; PREVALENCE; SCABIES; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 33644871916     PISSN: 00050423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-0813.2005.tb11585.x     Document Type: Review

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