Parasites of Ferrets

Flynn's Parasites of Laboratory Animals: Second Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 501-508

  Patterson, Mary ^a   Fox, James G ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical cases; Ferrets; Husbandry practice; Infections; Research

Indexed keywords

EID: 84889441838     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470344552.ch16     Document Type: Chapter

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