Role of carriers in the transmission of pneumonia in bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis)
In the absence of livestock contact, recurring lamb mortality in bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis) populations previously exposed to pneumonia indicates the likely presence of carriers of pneumonia-causing pathogens, and possibly inadequate maternally derived immunity. To investigate this problem we c...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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The Company of Biologists
2016-06-01
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| Series: | Biology Open |
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| Online Access: | http://bio.biologists.org/content/5/6/745 |