Respiratory pathogens and their association with population performance in Montana and Wyoming bighorn sheep populations.

Respiratory pathogens and their association with population performance in Montana and Wyoming bighorn sheep populations.

Respiratory disease caused by Mycoplasma ovipneumoniae and Pasteurellaceae poses a formidable challenge for bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis) conservation. All-age epizootics can cause 10-90% mortality and are typically followed by multiple years of enzootic disease in lambs that hinders post-epizooti...

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Main Authors: Carson J Butler, William H Edwards, J Terrill Paterson, Kelly M Proffitt, Jessica E Jennings-Gaines, Halcyon J Killion, Mary E Wood, Jennifer M Ramsey, Emily S Almberg, Sarah R Dewey, Douglas E McWhirter, Alyson B Courtemanch, P J White, Jay J Rotella, Robert A Garrott
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6257920?pdf=render

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