Troubling disease syndrome in endangered live Patagonian huemul deer (Hippocamelus bisulcus) from the Protected Park Shoonem: unusually high prevalence of osteopathology

Troubling disease syndrome in endangered live Patagonian huemul deer (Hippocamelus bisulcus) from the Protected Park Shoonem: unusually high prevalence of osteopathology

Abstract Objective The last 1500 endangered Patagonian huemul deer (Hippocamelus bisulcus) exist in > 100 groups which are not recovering. Prevalence of osteopathology in dead huemul was 57+% (Argentina), whereas similar cases in Chile were accompanied by selenium deficiency. The first clinical c...

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Main Authors: Werner T. Flueck, Jo Anne M. Smith-Flueck
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-12-01
Series:BMC Research Notes
Subjects:
Huemul
Hippocamelus bisulcus
Trace mineral deficiency
Selenium
Iodine
Osteopathology
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13104-017-3052-4

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