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Epidemiology of Mycobacterium bovis infection in feral ferrets (Mustela furo) in New Zealand: I. Pathology and diagnosis

I.W. Lugton Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand; Orange Agricultural Institute, Forest Road, Orange, N.S.W. 2800, Australia
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G. Wobeser Canadian Co-operative Wildlife Health Center, Department of Veterinary Pathology, Western College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, S7N 5B4, Canada
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R.S. Morris Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand
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P. Caley Orange Agricultural Institute, Forest Road, Orange, N.S.W. 2800, Australia
Pages 140-150 | Accepted 13 Mar 1997, Published online: 22 Feb 2011

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