Relationships between local carcass density and risk of mortality in molting mallards during avian botulism outbreaks

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 507-513

  Evelsizer, Daniel D ^a   Clark, Robert G ^a,b   Bollinger, Trent K ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anas platyrhynchos; Botulism management; Carcass density; Clostridium botulinum; Mallard; Mortality risk; Western canada

Indexed keywords

ANAS; ANAS PLATYRHYNCHOS; AVES; CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM;

BOTULINUM TOXIN;

ANIMAL; BIRD DISEASE; BOTULISM; CADAVER; CHEMISTRY; CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; DUCK; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FEMALE; LARVA; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLTING; MORTALITY; RISK FACTOR; TRANSMISSION; VETERINARY;

ANIMALS; BIRD DISEASES; BOTULINUM TOXINS; BOTULISM; CADAVER; CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; DUCKS; FEMALE; LARVA; MALE; MOLTING; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 77952396771     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-46.2.507     Document Type: Article

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