Age-independent osteopathology in skeletons of a South American cervid, the patagonian Huemul (Hippocamelus bisulcus)

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 636-648

  Flueck, Werner T ^a,b   Smith Flueck, Jo Anne M ^c  

^a Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

^b SWISS TROPICAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^c Instituto de Análisis de Recursos Naturales   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Arthritis; Chronic alveolar osteomyelitis; Hippocamelus bisulcus; Huemul; Lumpy jaw; Osteopathology; Periodontitis

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOVIDAE; CERVIDAE; HIPPOCAMELUS BISULCUS; UNGULATA;

EID: 52949115325     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-44.3.636     Document Type: Article

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