ALOPECIA OF CAPTIVE FLYING SQUIRRELS

ALOPECIA OF CAPTIVE FLYING SQUIRRELS

A group of captive flying squirrels (Glaucomys volans) developed partial alopecia. These animals had been maintained in captivity for an unknown period of time and fed a diet of sunflower seeds and peanuts. Complete regrowth of hair occurred within the following 11 months after a diet of mouse chow*...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of wildlife diseases 1971-04, Vol.7 (2), p.111-114
1. Verfasser: SHELDON, W. G
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Alopecia - pathology
Alopecia - veterinary
Animals
Body Weight
Diet
Hair - growth & development
Housing, Animal
Sciuridae
Skin - pathology
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Zusammenfassung:A group of captive flying squirrels (Glaucomys volans) developed partial alopecia. These animals had been maintained in captivity for an unknown period of time and fed a diet of sunflower seeds and peanuts. Complete regrowth of hair occurred within the following 11 months after a diet of mouse chow* was fed to a group of these animals.
ISSN:0090-3558
1943-3700
DOI:10.7589/0090-3558-7.2.111