Diseases of guinea-pigs
Information on diseases of guinea-pigs is generally available in research institutes and breeding establishments. When dealing with an individual patient it is tempting to extrapolate from this pool of information, without realising that a number of factors can affect the disease situation in a colo...
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Published in | Veterinary record Vol. 98; no. 21; p. 418 |
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Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
Published |
England
22.05.1976
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Summary: | Information on diseases of guinea-pigs is generally available in research institutes and breeding establishments. When dealing with an individual patient it is tempting to extrapolate from this pool of information, without realising that a number of factors can affect the disease situation in a colony which need not apply to the individual animal kept as a pet--or vice versa. Thus diseases may appear as an explosive outbreak in a group of cavies kept under uniform conditions while a single animal may be exposed to amateur management (Townsend 1975) and suffer in consequence. The diseases generally encountered in this species are dealt with here as they appear clinically. |
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ISSN: | 0042-4900 |
DOI: | 10.1136/vr.98.21.418 |