Mortality of captive black-footed ferrets (Mustela nigripes) at Smithsonian's National Zoological Park, 1989-2004

Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 169-176

  Bronson, Ellen ^a,d   Bush, Mitchell ^b   Viner, Tabitha ^a   Murray, Suzan ^a   Wisely, Samantha M ^c   Deem, Sharon L ^a  

^a SMITHSONIAN CONSERVATION BIOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b SMITHSONIAN CONSERVATION BIOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Baltimore Zoo   (United States)

Author keywords

Black footed ferret; Coccidiosis; Mortality; Mustela nigripes; Neoplasia; Renal disease

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; FEMALE; FERRET; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; HYGIENE; KIDNEY DISEASE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MORTALITY; NEOPLASM; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STANDARD; ZOO ANIMAL;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, ZOO; CAUSE OF DEATH; FEMALE; FERRETS; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; HYGIENE; KIDNEY DISEASES; MALE; MORTALITY; NEOPLASMS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CLOSTRIDIUM; MUSTELA; MUSTELA NIGRIPES;

EID: 34250697085     PISSN: 10427260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1638/1042-7260(2007)038[0169:MOCBFM]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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