Pathology in Captive Wild Felids at German Zoological Gardens.

This retrospective study provides an overview on spontaneous diseases occurring in 38 captive wild felids submitted for necropsy by German zoological gardens between 2004 and 2013. Species included 18 tigers, 8 leopards, 7 lions, 3 cheetahs and 2 cougars with an age ranging from 0.5 to 22 years. Ren...

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Main Authors: Johannes Junginger, Florian Hansmann, Vanessa Herder, Annika Lehmbecker, Martin Peters, Martin Beyerbach, Peter Wohlsein, Wolfgang Baumgärtner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4472349?pdf=render