Bighorn sheep, a new host record for Parelaphostrongylus odocoilei (Nematoda: Protostrongylidae)

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 877-882

  Huby Chilton, Florence ^a   Gajadhar, Alvin A ^a   Mansfield, Kristin ^b   Foreyt, William J ^c   Chilton, Neil B ^d  

^a CANADIAN FOOD INSPECTION AGENCY   (Canada)

^b Department of Fish and Wildlife ^*  (United States)

^c WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bighorn sheep; Muellerius capillaris; Muscleworm; Ovis canadensis; Parelaphostrongylus odocoilei; Protostrongylidae; Single strand conformation polymorphism (SSCP); Washington State

Indexed keywords

ELAPHOSTRONGYLUS RANGIFERI; MUELLERIUS CAPILLARIS; NEMATODA; OVIS ARIES; OVIS CANADENSIS; PARELAPHOSTRONGYLUS ANDERSONI; PARELAPHOSTRONGYLUS ODOCOILEI; PROTOSTRONGYLIDAE;

EID: 33846896189     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-42.4.877     Document Type: Article

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