Public acceptance as a determinant of management strategies for bovine tuberculosis in free-ranging U.S. wildlife

Veterinary Microbiology

Volumn 151, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 200-204

  Carstensen, Michelle ^a   O'Brien, Daniel J ^b   Schmitt, Stephen M ^b  

^a MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Bovine tuberculosis; Mycobacterium bovis; Odocoileus virginianus; White tailed deer; Wildlife

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL HUNTING; ARTICLE; BOVINE TUBERCULOSIS; CATTLE; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS; NONHUMAN; UNITED STATES; WHITE TAILED DEER; WILDLIFE;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; DEER; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; DISEASE RESERVOIRS; FEMALE; MALE; MICHIGAN; MINNESOTA; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC OPINION; TUBERCULOSIS, BOVINE;

BOS; BOVINAE; CERVIDAE; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS; ODOCOILEUS VIRGINIANUS;

EID: 79957474024     PISSN: 03781135     EISSN: 18732542     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2011.02.046     Document Type: Article

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