| salmonellosis in pigmy hogs (sus salvanius)--a critically endangered species of mammal. | the pigmy hog (sus salvanius) is the smallest and the rarest wild suid in the world. this species is on the verge of extinction and the world conservation union has rated it among the most endangered of all mammals. this paper reports the investigation into an outbreak of salmonellosis among captive pigmy hogs at the research and breeding centre of the pigmy hog conservation programme, guwahati, assam, india. of 75 pigmy hogs (38 males and 37 females) maintained at the centre, seven (9.3%) died ... | 2005 | 16642766 |