Ovibos

Mycoplasma ovipneumoniae--a primary cause of severe pneumonia epizootics in the Norwegian muskox (Ovibos moschatus) population.

Toxoplasmosis as a suspected cause of abortion in a Greenland muskox (Ovibos moshatus wardi).

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The Latin name, Ovibos moschatus, means "musky sheep-ox" and is totally appropriate.

Concentrations in the current study did not change between winter and summer months, and individual peak concentrations were similar to those in muskoxen (Ovibos moschatus; Adamczewski et al.

Macroscopic anatomy of the omasum of free-ranging moose (Alces alces) and muskoxen (Ovibos moschatus) and a comparison of the omasal laminal surface area in 34 ruminant species.

As one of few large-bodied herbivores, the muskox Ovibos moschatus) is a central species in the tundra ecosystem.

We did not find published accounts of Mule Deer selection or avoidance of Curly Sedge; however, due to its tendency to grow in dry areas with a low moisture gradient, it has been noted as avoided by Muskox (Ovibos moschatus) in winter (Schaefer and Messier 1994, 1995).

Rumen ciliate fauna of Alaskan moose (Alces americana), musk-ox (Ovibos moschatus) and Dall mountain sheep (Ovis dalli).

A cluster of large "erratic" boulders that you thought were left by a glacier would turn into a small herd of muskox (Ovibos moschatus).

For example, among vertebrates, muskoxen (Ovibos moschatus, Blainville, 1816) form a circle enclosing the young calves when attacked by wolves, their principal natural predators [3, 4].