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Copromicroscopic study of gastrointestinal parasites in captive mammals at Central Zoo, Lalitpur, Nepal

Veterinary Medicine and Science, 2023
Background Zoological gardens (Zoo) provide abode to various threatened animals or trafficked animals seized by the authorities, and injured and orphaned animals.
Pitambar Dhakal, Hari Prasad Sharma, Rachana Shah, Parbat Jung Thapa, Chiranjibi Prasad Pokheral   +4 more
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Detection of Leishmania (V) guyanensis in Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus (Acari: Ixodidae) collected from Pecari tajacu

Biomédica: revista del Instituto Nacional de Salud, 2017
Introduction: Previous studies identified the presence of Leishmania infantum in Rhipicephalus sanguineus and indicated the possibility that it could transmit leishmaniasis to a variety of hosts.
Jesús E. Rojas-Jaimes, Germán H. Correa-Nuñez, Nyshon Rojas, Omar Cáceres-Rey   +3 more
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First record of Melophagus ovinus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Diptera: Hippoboscidae) for Nuevo Leon, Mexico

Agronomía Colombiana, 2023
The sheep ked Melophagus ovinus (Diptera: Hippoboscidae: Lipopteninae), an ectoparasite of the domestic sheep Ovis aries (Artiodactyla: Bovidae: Caprinae), was recorded for the first time in Nuevo Leon, Mexico.
Manuel de Luna, María Jordán Hernández   +1 more
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Re-evaluating hypertragulid diversity in the John Day basin, Oregon, USA [PDF]

Acta Palaeontologica Polonica
Despite their relative abundance, members of the family Hypertragulidae (Artiodactyla, Mammalia) have proved a conundrum regarding species diversity in the Turtle Cove Member (Oligocene) of the John Day Formation, located in central and eastern Oregon ...
Nicholas A. Famoso, Lana K. Jewell
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The genome sequence of the killer whale, Orcinus orca (Linnaeus, 1758) [version 1; peer review: 3 approved]

Wellcome Open Research, 2022
We present a genome assembly from an individual female Orcinus orca (the killer whale; Chordata; Mammalia; Artiodactyla; Delphinidae). The genome sequence is 2.65 gigabases in span.
Paulien Bunskoek, Andrew Foote
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Host-Driven Genetic Diversity of <i>Leptospira</i> in the Americas: A Continental Perspective. [PDF]

Transbound Emerg Dis
Leptospira is a genetically diverse genus of spirochetes comprising over 68 species, including several pathogenic taxa such as L. interrogans, L. santarosai, L. noguchii, and L. weilii. These bacteria infect a wide range of vertebrates, especially mammals, with infected animals serving as renal carriers that excrete the pathogen through urine.
Suárez-Galaz A, Sánchez-Montes S, Torres-Castro M, Chan-Chan R, Yeh-Gorocica A, Moguel-Chin W, Miranda-Caballero CI, Grostieta E, Panti-May A, Ruiz-Piña H, Rodríguez-Vivas RI, Cruz-Romero A, Ojeda-Robertos NF, Reyes-Novelo E.   +13 more
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New Fossil Remains of Artiodactyla from Dhok Pathan Formation, Middle Siwaliks of Punjab, Pakistan

, 2020
Omer Draz1, Xijun Ni2, Khizar Samiullah1,*, Riffat Yasin1, Rana Mehroz Fazal1, Sakeela Naz1, Saleem Akhtar1, Mahpara Gillani1 and Muzammil Ejaz1 1Department of Zoology, GC University, Faisalabad, Pakistan 2Institute of Vertebrate Palaeontology and ...
Omer Draz, Xijun Ni, K. Samiullah, R. Yasin, R. Fazal, Sakeela Naz, S. Akhtar, Mahpara Gillani, Muzammil Ejaz   +8 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Les Grands Mammifères du Burdigalien (MN3; Miocène) d’Estrepouy (Gers, France): liste faunique actualisée

Estudios Geologicos, 2011
[fr] Des grands mammifères sont determines pour le Miocène inférieur (MN3) de Etrepouy, Gers, France. 17 taxons appartenant à trois déterminés ont été identifies: Carnivora; Amphicyon lanthanicus, Cynelos helbingi, Plithocyon bruneti, Hemicyon gargan ...
L. Ginsburg
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Milk Composition of Free-Ranging Impala (Aepyceros melampus) and Tsessebe (Damaliscus lunatus lunatus), and Comparison with Other African Bovidae

Animals, 2021
The major nutrient and fatty acid composition of the milk of impala and tsessebe is reported and compared with other Bovidae and species. The proximate composition of impala milk was 5.56 ± 1.96% fat, 6.60 ± 0.51% protein, and 4.36 ± 0.94% lactose, and ...
Gernot Osthoff, Arnold Hugo, Moses Madende, Lauren Schmidt, Sibusiso Kobeni, Francois Deacon   +5 more
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First record of White-Collared Peccary (Dicotyles Tajacu) with Piebaldism across its entire distribution

Mammalogy Notes
Coloration is crucial for mammalian adaptation, influencing predator defense and social behavior. In recent decades, chromatic anomalies have been documented in Neotropical mammals, including albinism, leucism, and piebaldism, affecting several species.
Otávio Leão-Vulcão, Helena Gurjão Pinheiro do Val, Gabriela Ramos Brasil, Juarez Carlos Brito Pezzuti, Elildo Alves Ribeiro Carvalho Jr   +4 more
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