Brucellosis in the Greater Yellowstone area: Disease management at the wildlife-livestock interface

Human-Wildlife Interactions

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 48-63

  Schumaker, Brant A ^a   Peck, Dannele E ^a   Kauffman, Mandy E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

Author keywords

Bison; Bovine brucellosis; Brucella abortus; Cattle; Cost effectiveness; Economics; Elk; Epidemiology; Feedgrounds; Human wildlife confl icts; Test and slaughter

Indexed keywords

BISON; BISON BISON; BOS; BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE; BRUCELLA MELITENSIS BIOVAR ABORTUS; CERVUS ELAPHUS; UNGULATA;

EID: 84868211587     PISSN: 21553858     EISSN: 21553874     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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