Importance of the wasting syndrome complex in captive moose (Alces alces)

Abstract 10.1002/zoo.10059.abs We conducted a survey on the causes of moose (Alces alces) deaths at 19 European moose facilities. The age at death was recorded for 205 moose, and the cause of death for 131 adult animals. The “wasting syndrome complex” (WSC) [Shochat et al., 1997] was the single most important mortality factor in adult […]