Fence-line contact between wild and farmed cervids in Colorado: Potential for disease transmission

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 71, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1594-1602

  Vercauteren, Kurt C ^a   Lavelle, Michael J ^a   Seward, Nathan W ^a   Fischer, Justin W ^b   Phillips, Gregory E ^a  

^a NATIONAL WILDLIFE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

Animal activated cameras; Cervid; Cervus elaphus; Chronic wasting disease; Colorado; Disease transmission; Elk; Fence line contact; Mule deer; Odocoileus hemionus

Indexed keywords

DEER; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DOMESTIC SPECIES; HEALTH RISK; PRION DISEASE; VIDEOGRAPHY; WILD POPULATION;

COLORADO; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; CERVIDAE; CERVUS ELAPHUS; NASO; ODOCOILEUS HEMIONUS;

EID: 48249151722     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/2006-178     Document Type: Article

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