Veterinary Problems of Geographical Concern

Biology, Medicine, and Surgery of Elephants

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 439-473

  Mikota, Susan K ^a   Fowler, Murray E ^b   Du Toit, Jacobus G ^b   Cheeran, Jacob V ^c   Chandrasekharan, K ^d   Martelli, Paolo ^e   Fahrimal, Yudha ^f   Sudarwati, Retno ^g   Subramanian, Vellayan ^h   Mar, Khyne U ⁱ   Shrestha, Sunder ^j   Gairhe, Kamal P ^k   Silva, Indira ^l   Dangolla, Ashoka ^l  

^a Elephant Care International   (United States)

^b Animal Health Division ^*  (South Africa)

^c Cheerans Lab (P) Ltd   (India)

^d University of Syiah Kuala ^*  (India)

^e Ocean Park Hong Kong   (Hong Kong)

^f SYIAH KUALA UNIVERSITY   (Indonesia)

^g Taman Safari Indonesia   (Indonesia)

^h ZOO Negara Malaysia   (Malaysia)

ⁱ ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^j ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^k Royal Chitwan National Park   (Nepal)

^l UNIVERSITY OF PERADENIYA   (Sri Lanka)

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Author keywords

Bhutan; China; Readers; Similarities; Veterinarians

Indexed keywords

EID: 84868208774     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470344484.ch35     Document Type: Chapter

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