Effects of supplemental feeding on gastrointestinal parasite infection in elk (Cervus elaphus): Preliminary observations

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 148, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 350-355

  Hines, Alicia M ^a   Ezenwa, Vanessa O ^a   Cross, Paul ^b,c   Rogerson, Jared D ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

^b Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center   (United States)

^c MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d WYOMING GAME AND FISH DEPARTMENT   (United States)

Author keywords

Cervus elaphus; Elk; Gastrointestinal nematodes; Management; Supplemental feeding; Ungulates; Wildlife

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL FEEDING; COCCIDIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FECES ANALYSIS; FEEDING ECOLOGY; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; INTESTINE PARASITE; NONHUMAN; OOCYST; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; RED DEER; STRONGYLOIDEA; TRICHURIS; WILDLIFE CONSERVATION; WINTER;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; COCCIDIA; COCCIDIOSIS; DEER; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FECES; FEEDING METHODS; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; NEMATODA; NEMATODE INFECTIONS; PARASITE EGG COUNT;

ANIMALIA; CERVUS ELAPHUS; COCCIDIA; NEMATODA; STRONGYLIDA; TRICHURIS; UNGULATA;

EID: 34547955132     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2007.07.006     Document Type: Article

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