An outbreak of bovine tuberculosis in an intensively managed conservation herd of wild bison in the Northwest Territories
An outbreak of bovine tuberculosis was detected in the Hook Lake Wood Bison Recovery Project captive-breeding herd in March 2005. This study investigates the most likely source of Mycobacterium bovis and identifies difficulties associated with salvaging tuberculosis-free animals from an endemically...
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Language: | English |
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Canadian Veterinary Medical Association
2010
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Online Access: | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2871352 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20808568 |
Summary: | An outbreak of bovine tuberculosis was detected in the Hook Lake Wood Bison Recovery Project captive-breeding herd in March 2005. This study investigates the most likely source of Mycobacterium bovis and identifies difficulties associated with salvaging tuberculosis-free animals from an endemically infected herd. |
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