Epizootiologic investigations of selected abortive agents in free-ranging alpine ibex (Capra ibex ibex) in Switzerland

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 530-543

  Marreros, Nelson ^a   Hüssy, Daniela H ^a   Albini, Sarah ^a   Frey, Caroline F ^a   Abril, Carlos ^a   Vogt, Hans Rudolf ^a   Holzwarth, Nathalie ^b   Wirz Dittus, Sophie ^c   Friess, Martina ^b   Engels, Monika ^b   Borel, Nicole ^b   Willisch, Christian S ^d   Signer, Claudio ^e   Hoelzle, Ludwig E ^b   Ryser Degiorgis, Marie Pierre ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c Institute Galli Valerio   (Switzerland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEUCHÂTEL   (Switzerland)

^e Hunting and Fishing Services of the Canton of Grisons   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Abortive agents; Alpine ibex; Capra ibex ibex; Population dynamics; Serology; Survey; Switzerland

Indexed keywords

BOVINE HERPESVIRUS 1; BOVINE VIRAL DIARRHEA VIRUS 1; BRUCELLA; CAPRA IBEX; CAPRA IBEX IBEX; CHLAMYDOPHILA ABORTUS; COXIELLA BURNETII; LEPTOSPIRA; NEOSPORA CANINUM; SALMONELLA; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

EID: 79960285266     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-47.3.530     Document Type: Article

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