Prevalence and body distribution of sarcoids in South African Cape mountain zebra (Equus zebra zebra)

Journal of the South African Veterinary Association

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 145-148

  Marais, H J ^a   Nel, P ^b   Bertschinger, H J ^a   Schoeman, J P ^a   Zimmerman, D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b Small Business Development   (South Africa)

^c SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL PARKS   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Bodily distribution; Bontebok National Park; Cape mountain zebra; Gariep Nature Reserve; Head; Prevalence; Sarcoid

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL TUMOR; ARTICLE; BODY DISTRIBUTION; CANCER SUSCEPTIBILITY; CAPE MOUNTAIN ZEBRA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION (SPECIES); HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; INBREEDING; LIMB TUMOR; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; MALE; NONHUMAN; PATHOLOGICAL ANATOMY; PREVALENCE; SARCOIDOSIS; SKIN TUMOR; SOUTH AFRICA;

ANIMALIA; DAMALISCUS PYGARGUS DORCAS; EQUIDAE; EQUUS SUBG. HIPPOTIGRIS; EQUUS ZEBRA; EQUUS ZEBRA ZEBRA; MAMMALIA;

ANIMALS; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; EQUIDAE; FEMALE; MALE; PREVALENCE; SARCOIDOSIS; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 38049041358     PISSN: 10199128     EISSN: 22249435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4102/jsava.v78i3.306     Document Type: Article

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