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SUBMITTER: Probst C
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7157510 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Probst Carolina C Gethmann Jörn J Amendt Jens J Lutz Lena L Teifke Jens Peter JP Conraths Franz J FJ
Veterinary sciences 20200105 1
Knowledge on the postmortem interval (PMI) of wild boar (<i>Sus scrofa</i>) carcasses is crucial in the event of an outbreak of African swine fever in a wild boar population. Therefore, a thorough understanding of the decomposition process of this species in different microhabitats is necessary. We describe the decomposition process of carcasses exposed in cages. Trial 1 compared a wild boar and a domestic pig (<i>Sus scrofa domesticus</i>) under similar conditions; Trial 2 was performed with th ...[more]