Cysticercosis in free-ranging agoutis (Dasyprocta leporina) in the Eastern Brazilian Amazon [PDF]
Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária, 2023 The study describes the occurrence of cysticercosis in liver of 22 wild agoutis (Dasyprocta leporina) in the Brazilian Amazon. The phylogenetic analysis and microscopic characteristics of metacestodes in liver tissue sections, associated with the ...
Alex Junior Souza de Souza +7 more
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Mammary Diseases in a Captive Reared Agouti (Dasyprocta leporina) in Trinidad [PDF]
Veterinary Sciences, 2020 The agouti (Dasyprocta leporina) is a neotropical rodent that is utilized for its meat by hunters as well as wildlife farmers. There is a dearth of information on infectious diseases that affect these animals.
Kegan Romelle Jones +3 more
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Systemic Bacterial Infection in a Captive Agouti (Dasyprocta leporina Linnaeus, 1758) [PDF]
The Scientific World Journal, 2022 The agouti (Dasyprocta leporina) is a neotropical rodent which has the potential to be domesticated. As such, some research studies have been done on the biology of this animal.
Kegan Romelle Jones +3 more
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Postweaning Performance of the Agouti (Dasyprocta leporina): A Neotropical Rodent with Potential for Domestication [PDF]
Veterinary Medicine International, 2021 This project aimed to observe the effect of different weaning times on the weight gain in agouti (Dasyprocta leporina). The goal was to acquire an appropriate weaning time for offsprings.
Hannah-Marie Samantha Singh +1 more
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The subplacenta of the red-rumped agouti
Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology, 2006 Background Hystricognath rodents have a lobed placenta, comprising labyrinthine exchange areas and interlobular trophoblast. These correspond to the labyrinthine and spongy zones of other rodent placentae.
dos Santos Tatiana +4 more
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Omnivorous Behaviour of the Agouti (Dasyprocta leporina): A Neotropical Rodent with the Potential for Domestication [PDF]
Scientifica, 2019 The agouti is a Neotropical rodent which is mainly utilized for its meat in rural communities. Recently, captive rearing of these animals by wildlife farmers have increased in the Neotropics.
Kegan Romelle Jones +2 more
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Cryopreservation of Testicular Tissue from Adult Red-Rumped Agoutis (Dasyprocta leporina Linnaeus, 1758) [PDF]
Animals, 2022 This study measured the effects of different freezing techniques and permeating cryoprotectants on the preservation of testicular tissues from adult red-rumped agoutis.
Andréia M. Silva +7 more
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Dystocia in a Captive Reared Agouti (Dasyprocta leporina) in Trinidad and Tobago, West Indies [PDF]
Veterinary Sciences, 2020 Dystocia is a complication that occurs at parturition either due to foetal or maternal factors. This condition has been well studies in domesticated species. However, there is very little information on dystocia in the agouti (Dasyprocta leporina).
Kegan Romelle Jones +2 more
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The role of seed mass on the caching decision by agoutis, Dasyprocta leporina (Rodentia: Agoutidae) [PDF]
Zoologia, 2010 It has been shown that the local extinction of large-bodied frugivores may cause cascading consequences for plant recruitment and overall plant diversity.
Mauro Galetti +2 more
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Evaluation of Unconventional Supplements to the Diet of Intensively Reared Agouti (Dasyprocta leporina) in Trinidad, West Indies [PDF]
Veterinary Sciences, 2020 A feed trial was carried out to evaluate potential unconventional feed resources such as Trichanthera gigantica and moruga hill rice (Oryza glaberrima) as a partial supplementation to the diet of adult male agoutis (Dasyprocta leporina).
Eden Natalia John, Kegan Romelle Jones
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