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Abstract : Prayot Tanticharoenyos. 1995. Diseases of ferrets. Thai J Hlth Resch 9(2) : 133-138
Ferrets have also been used in research studies involving anatomy, bacteriology, mycology,
behavior, and hematology amongst others. The ferret will continue to evolve as an important
animal model for biomedical research as judged from the many important advancements made
by their use in the past. As other laboratory animals, ferret can get sick with viral, bacterial,
fungal and parasitic diseases. Some diseases in dogs and cats can be transmitted to ferrets in
case of they are housed in mixed animal colonies.
Key words : Ferrets, diseases ; Etiology, virus, bacteria, fungi, parasites
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