Brucellosis in captive Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis) caused by Brucella abortus biovar 4

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 311-315

  Kreeger, Terry J ^a   Cook, Walter E ^a   Edwards, William H ^a   Cornish, Todd ^b  

^a WYOMING GAME AND FISH DEPARTMENT   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

Author keywords

Brucella abortus; Cervus elaphus; Elk; Ovis canadensis; Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep

Indexed keywords

BISON; BISON BISON; BRUCELLA; BRUCELLA MELITENSIS BIOVAR ABORTUS; BUBALUS; CERVIDAE; CERVUS; CERVUS ELAPHUS; OVIS ARIES; OVIS CANADENSIS;

EID: 3843117836     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-40.2.311     Document Type: Article

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