Muskox lungworm (Umingmakstrongylus pallikuukensis) does not establish in experimentally exposed thinhorn sheep (Ovis dalli)

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 197-204

  Kutz, Susan ^a   Garde, Elena ^a   Veitch, Alasdair ^b   Nagy, John ^c   Ghandl, Farhad ^a   Polley, Lydden ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b DeptRsrcWildlife/EconDeveloment   (Canada)

^c DeptRsrcWildlife/EconDeveloment   (Canada)

Author keywords

Arctic; Host switching; Nematode; Ovibos moschatus; Ovis dalli; Parasite; Subarctic

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; LAMB; OVIBOS; OVIBOS MOSCHATUS MOSCHATUS; OVIBOS MOSCHATUS WARDI; OVIS; OVIS ARIES; OVIS DALLI; OVIS DALLI DALLI;

EID: 3843085209     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-40.2.197     Document Type: Article

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