Domestic sheep, bighorn sheep, and respiratory disease: A review of the experimental evidence

California Fish and Game

Volumn 97, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 7-24

  Wehausen, John D ^a   Kelley, Scott T ^b   Ramey II, Rob R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Wildlife Science International Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Bighorn sheep; Domestic sheep; Mannheimia; Ovis aries; Ovis canadensis; Ovis dalli; Pasteurella; Pneumonia; Respiratory disease

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; MANNHEIMIA; OVIS ARIES; OVIS CANADENSIS; OVIS DALLI; PASTEURELLA;

EID: 80051987283     PISSN: 00081078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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