In 2015, an emaciated Rocky Mountain bighorn (Ovis canadensis) ram was submitted to the Utah Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory for necropsy. There were numerous thick-walled abscesses subcutaneously and internally, and Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis was isolated in pure culture. In addition, the ram was severely copper deficient, with a liver copper concentration of 1.6 mg/kg.
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1 January 2018
CORYNEBACTERIUM PSEUDOTUBERCULOSIS AND COPPER DEFICIENCY IN A MALE ROCKY MOUNTAIN BIGHORN SHEEP (OVIS CANADENSIS CANADENSIS) IN UTAH, USA
E. Jane Kelly,
Annette Roug,
Covy Jones,
Josee Seamons,
Jeffery O. Hall
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Journal of Wildlife Diseases
Vol. 54 • No. 1
January 2018
Vol. 54 • No. 1
January 2018