"Till death do us apart": The common destiny of brown hare and its parasite community. [PDF]
Int J Parasitol Parasites Wildl, 2023 Although parasites may threaten individual hosts' survival and reproduction, their role as an essential part of ecosystem functioning and biodiversity has been recognized. In Northern Italy, the hare population has evidently declined since 2008.
Stancampiano L +2 more
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Parasitological Survey in European Brown Hare (Lepus europaeus Pallas, 1778) Breeding Facilities in Southern Italy. [PDF]
Pathogens, 2023 Parasites are considered important regulating factors of hosts’ population dynamics, not only in free-ranging wildlife, but also in captive bred animals.
Brustenga L +6 more
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Influence of age, habitat elevation, and distance to a thermal power plant on pathomorphological findings in the European brown hare (Lepuseuropaeus P.). [PDF]
Vet Q, 2023 The lifespan of the European hare (Lepus europaeus P.) is affected by a number of negative factors, including pollutants. In this paper, the individual and joint influence of age and habitat (elevation and distance from the thermal power plant - TPP) on ...
Marinković D +7 more
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Effects of Sex and Hunting Season on Carcass and Meat Quality Characteristics of the Brown Hare (Lepus europaeus). [PDF]
Foods, 2023 The objective of the study was to determine the effects of sex and hunting season on the carcass, meat and fat quality of hunted brown hares (Lepus europaeus).
Razmaitė V, Šiukščius A.
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Feeding Behavior of the European Brown Hare (<i>Lepus europaeus</i>, Leu2 Haplotype) on Pianosa Island: Insights into the Absence of Trophic Competition. [PDF]
Vet SciSimple Summary This study examines the feeding behavior of the European brown hare on Pianosa Island, Italy, across seasons and habitats. Coastal areas had fewer plant species than inland areas, with grasses dominating the diet in spring and herbaceous ...
Freschi P +6 more
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Fertility of the European Brown Hare Across Plain, Hill and Mountain Environments in the Italian Peninsula. [PDF]
Animals (Basel)Simple Summary This study analyzes the reproductive performance of the European brown hare across different areas and environments in Italy: a hilly and a mountainous district in Basilicata and two plains districts in Emilia–Romagna.
Freschi P +3 more
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Potent Protease Inhibitors of Highly Pathogenic Lagoviruses: Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease Virus and European Brown Hare Syndrome Virus. [PDF]
Microbiol Spectr, 2022 Rabbit hemorrhagic disease (RHD) and European brown hare syndrome (EBHS) are viral diseases that affect lagomorphs with significant economic and ecological impacts.
Perera KD +5 more
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Why Did Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Disappear from Some Areas in Central Poland?
Diversity, 2022 Brown hares originated in the open steppe grasslands of Eurasia and have adapted very successfully to a mixed, arable agriculture environment. In the last decades of the 20th century, a decline in brown hare populations has been observed in many European
Jakub Gryz, Dagny Krauze-Gryz
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Serological characterisation of Lagovirus virus-like particles originating from native and mutated VP60 of rabbit haemorrhagic disease virus 2 and European brown hare syndrome virus. [PDF]
J Vet ResIntroduction Since lagoviruses cannot be cultivated in vitro, using expression systems is an alternative and promising way of producing diagnostic viral antigens. It opens up their use as active immunogens for vaccine production.
Krejmer-Rąbalska M +3 more
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Logistic Regression Model for Determination of the Age of Brown Hare (Lepus europaeus Pall.) Based on Body Weight. [PDF]
Animals (Basel), 2022 Simple Summary Because the determination of the age of brown hares (Lepus europaeus) is difficult, we developed a method for age determination on the basis of animal body weight.
Flis M +4 more
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