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