On-farm biosecurity practices and causes of preweaning mortality in Canadian commercial mink kits

On-farm biosecurity practices and causes of preweaning mortality in Canadian commercial mink kits

Abstract Background Mink are an important animal commodity group in Canada and excessive kit mortality represents a significant loss to production. National biosecurity standards have been developed for Canadian mink farms, but it is unclear how well these standards have been implemented as there ar...

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Main Authors: Nicole Compo, David L. Pearl, Brian Tapscott, Amanda Storer, Jutta Hammermueller, Marina Brash, Patricia V. Turner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-09-01
Series:Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica
Subjects:
Mink production
Mink disease
Salmonellosis
Zoonoses
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13028-017-0326-8

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