Diseases of Geriatric Guinea Pigs and Chinchillas

Veterinary Clinics of North America - Exotic Animal Practice

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 85-93

  Jenkins, Jeffrey R ^a  

^a Avian and Exotic Animal Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Chinchilla; Geriatric; Guinea pig; Malocclusion; Pododermatitis; Scurvy

Indexed keywords

AGING; ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; CHINCHILLA; FEMALE; GUINEA PIG; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; RODENT DISEASE;

AGING; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; ANIMALS; CHINCHILLA; FEMALE; GUINEA PIGS; MALE; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS; RODENT DISEASES;

ANIMALIA; CAVIA; CHINCHILLIDAE;

EID: 76249091267     PISSN: 10949194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cvex.2009.12.004     Document Type: Review

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