Chronic sole ulcerations associated with degenerative bone disease in two Asian elephants (Elephas maximus)

Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 684-688

  Luikart, Kimberly A ^a,b   Stover, Susan M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b All About Pets   (United States)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; Elephant; Elephas maximus; Pododermatitis

Indexed keywords

ELEPHANTIDAE; ELEPHAS MAXIMUS;

EID: 33645661965     PISSN: 10427260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1638/04088.1     Document Type: Article

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