Elk use of wallows and potential chronic wasting disease transmission

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 784-788

  VerCauteren, Kurt C ^a   Burke, Patrick W ^a   Phillips, Gregory E ^a   Fischer, Justin W ^a   Seward, Nathan W ^a   Wunder, Bruce A ^b   Lavelle, Michael J ^a  

^a UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^b Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Cervus elaphus; Chronic wasting disease; Elk; Transmission; Wallow

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CERVIDAE; CERVUS ELAPHUS; NASO;

EID: 36448991539     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-43.4.784     Document Type: Article

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