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Gut Microbiome Differences in Rescued Common Kestrels (Falco tinnunculus) Before and After Captivity

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2022
Gut microbes significantly impact animal health, yet research on the gut microbiota of most birds, especially raptors, is lacking. This study investigated the effects of dietary and environmental changes on the composition and abundance of gut microbiota
Kangqing Zhang, Xinxiang Wang, Xiang Gong, Jinling Sui   +3 more
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Captivity Is Associated With Gut Mycobiome Composition in Tibetan Macaques (Macaca thibetana)

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2021
Although recent studies have revealed that gut fungi may play an important functional role in animal biology and health, little is known concerning the effects of anthropogenic pressures on the gut mycobiome.
Binghua Sun, Binghua Sun, Yingna Xia, Yingna Xia, Paul A. Garber, Paul A. Garber, Katherine R. Amato, Andres Gomez, Xiaojuan Xu, Xiaojuan Xu, Wenbo Li, Wenbo Li, Mingjing Huang, Mingjing Huang, Dongpo Xia, Dongpo Xia, Xi Wang, Xi Wang, Jinhua Li, Jinhua Li, Jinhua Li   +20 more
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Captivity-Induced Depression in Animals

, 2021
Concern over the welfare of captive animals is growing. Captivity is often associated with frequent exposure to stressors, which may be the source of persistent negative affective states.
Weary, Daniel M., Lecorps, Benjamin, Keyserlingk, Marina A.G. von   +2 more
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Prevalence of Intestinal Parasites in Captive Asian Elephants (Elephas maximus Linnaeus, 1758) in Central Nepal

Veterinary Medicine and Science
Introduction The Asian elephants (Elephas maximus), despite their larger physical structure and strength, are often attacked by microorganisms, like gastrointestinal (GI) parasites, resulting in higher morbidity and mortality.
Roshan Babu Adhikari, Madhuri Adhikari Dhakal, Purna Bahadur Ale, Ganga Ram Regmi, Tirth Raj Ghimire   +4 more
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Yersinia pseudotuberculosis in Non-Domesticated Mammals and Birds in Captivity

Veterinary Sciences
Yersinia pseudotuberculosis causes yersiniosis in a wide range of mammalian and avian taxa worldwide. This review aims to provide an overview of the current literature on yersiniosis in non-domesticated mammals and birds in captivity.
Remco A. Nederlof, Linda G. R. Bruins-van Sonsbeek, Job B. G. Stumpel, Hester van Bolhuis, Els M. Broens, Jooske IJzer, Jaco Bakker   +6 more
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A review of maturation and reproduction in closed thelycum penaeids [PDF]

, 1985
Commercially important penaeids of the closed thelycum group belong to five subgenera of the genus Penaeus — Penaeus, Fenneropenaeus, Marsupenaeus and Melicertus that are almost exclusively Indo-West Pacific and Farfantepenaeus that is predominantly ...
Jurgenne H. Primavera, Primavera, Jurgenne   +1 more
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Captivity-associated variations in fecal testosterone and progesterone metabolite concentrations in mountain gazelle (Gazella gazella)

Frontiers in Veterinary Science
BackgroundMountain gazelle (Gazella gazella) is a medium-sized antelope native to arid regions that is currently listed as an endangered species. There are only two known populations of mountain gazelles worldwide, one of which is in Hatay (Türkiye).
Mina Cansu Karaer, Tolga Kankılıç, Çağatay Tavşanoğlu, Tilen Vake, Alenka Dovč, Tomaž Snoj   +5 more
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Aquatic resource conservation - The first Yangtze finless porpoise successfully born in captivity

, 2005
Background. As the sole freshwater subspecies of finless porpoise (Neophocaena phocaenoides), the Yangtze finless porpoise (N. p. asiaeorientalis) lives only in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River and its appended Poyang and Dongting Lakes.
Zhao, QZ, Wang, KX, Zhang, XF, Wang, D, Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Hydrobiol, Wuhan 430072, Peoples R China, Wang, D, Hao, YJ, Chen, DQ, Wei, Z   +7 more
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Gut microbiome of captive wolves is more similar to domestic dogs than wild wolves indicated by metagenomics study

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2022
Adaptation during the domestication from wolves (Canis lupus) to dogs (Canis lupus familiaris) is a debated ecological topic. Changes in food and environment are major divergences in the domestication of dogs.
Lei Chen, Mengyao Sun, Di Xu, Zenghao Gao, Yuying Shi, Shen Wang, Yiping Zhou   +6 more
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Crecimiento del caimán del Orinoco (Crocodylus intermedius, Crocodylia: Crocodylidae) en dos condiciones de cautiverio

Revista de Biología Tropical, 2008
para determinar el crecimiento del caimán del Orinoco (Crocodylus intermedius), en diferentes condiciones de cautiverio, se criaron 40 ejemplares durante 11 meses y 15 días. Se utilizaron dos tanques circulares, con una superficie de 28.3 m² y un volumen
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