Mange in alpacas, llamas and goats in the UK: Incidence and risk

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 163, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 179-184

  Lusat, J ^a   Morgan, E R ^a   Wall, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alpaca; Camelid; Disease risk; Goat; Importation; Llama; Mange

Indexed keywords

ALPACA; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; ARTIODACTYLA; CONTROLLED STUDY; GOAT DISEASE; GRAZING; HERD; INCIDENCE; LLAMA; MANGE; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; PSOROPTIDAE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SARCOPTES; SEASONAL VARIATION; UNITED KINGDOM;

ANIMALS; CAMELIDS, NEW WORLD; GOAT DISEASES; GOATS; GREAT BRITAIN; INCIDENCE; MITE INFESTATIONS; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEASONS;

ANIMALIA; CAMELIDAE; CAPRA HIRCUS; LAMA (MAMMAL); LAMA GLAMA; LAMA PACOS;

EID: 67349245436     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2009.04.007     Document Type: Article

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