Infectious keratoconjunctivitis in Bighorn sheep, Silver Bell Mountains, Arizona, USA

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 407-411

  Jansen, Brian D ^a   Heffelfinger, James R ^b   Noon, Ted H ^a   Krausman, Paul R ^a   deVos Jr , James C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b ARIZONA GAME AND FISH DEPARTMENT   (United States)

Author keywords

Arizona; Bighorn sheep; Disease; Infectious keratoconjunctivitis; Mycoplasma spp.; Ovis Canadensis; Pinkeye; Silver Bell Mountains

Indexed keywords

BRANHAMELLA; CAPRA HIRCUS; MYCOPLASMA; OVIS ARIES; OVIS CANADENSIS;

EID: 33748261632     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-42.2.407     Document Type: Article

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