Wild mammals

The UFAW Handbook on the Care and Management of Laboratory and Other Research Animals: Eighth Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 227-245

  Inglis, Ian R ^a   Mathews, Fiona ^b   Hudson, Anne ^a  

^a FOOD AND ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cryptosporidiosis and giardiasis protozoan diseases affecting mammalian intestine; Dermatomycoses, acquired by wild mammals; Lymphocytic choriomeningitis viral disease of humans; Potential health hazards to humans and allergy to laboratory animals (ALA); Professional help and advice sought named animal care and welfare officer (NACWO) of animal unit and named veterinary officer (NVO); Transport of wild animals to animal unit; Welfare issues relating to capture and use of wild animals; Wild mammal species in laboratory or other captive conditions; Wild rodents, weil's disease or leptospirosis by spirochaete leptospira icterohaemorrhagiae; Working with wild mammals, laboratory animals scrupulous personal hygiene and safety code adherence

Indexed keywords

EID: 83455264617     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781444318777.ch18     Document Type: Chapter

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