Porcupine quills in raccoons as an indicator of rabies, distemper, or both diseases: Disease management implications

Canadian Veterinary Journal

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 299-300

  Rosatte, Rick ^a   Wandeler, Alex ^b   Muldoon, Frances ^b   Campbell, Doug ^c  

^a TRENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b CANADIAN FOOD INSPECTION AGENCY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; DOG DISEASE; FOREIGN BODY; PORCUPINE; RABIES; RACCOON; VIROLOGY; WILD ANIMAL;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; DISTEMPER; FOREIGN BODIES; PORCUPINES; RABIES; RACCOONS;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; PROCYON;

EID: 34047258903     PISSN: 00085286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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