Feasibility of using coyotes (Canis latrans) as sentinels for bovine mycobacteriosis (Mycobacterium bovis) infection in wild cervids in and around riding Mountain National Park, Manitoba, Canada

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 432-438

  Sangster, Cheryl ^a   Bergeson, Doug ^b   Lutze Wallace, Cyril ^c   Crichton, Vince ^d   Wobeser, Gary ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b PARKS CANADA   (Canada)

^c CANADIAN FOOD INSPECTION AGENCY   (Canada)

^d Biodiversity Conservation Section   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bovine mycobacteriosis; Canis latrans; Cervid; Coyote; Mycobacterium bovis; Riding Mountain National Park; Sentinel

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOVINAE; CANIS LATRANS; CERVIDAE; CERVUS ELAPHUS; CERVUS ELAPHUS MANITOBENSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS; ODOCOILEUS VIRGINIANUS;

EID: 34548304746     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-43.3.432     Document Type: Article

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