Fatal infection with emerging apicomplexan parasite Hepatozoon silvestris in a domestic cat
Parasites & Vectors, 2018 Background Hepatozoon silvestris is an emerging apicomplexan parasite discovered in European wild cats from Bosnia and Herzegovina and blood samples of a domestic cat from Southern Italy in 2017.
Kristel Kegler +5 more
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SNP Miniplexes for Individual Identification of Random-Bred Domestic Cats. [PDF]
, 2016 Phenotypic and genotypic characteristics of the cat can be obtained from single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) analyses of fur. This study developed miniplexes using SNPs with high discriminating power for random-bred domestic cats, focusing on ...
Brooks, Ashley +5 more
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Cats in recent Chinese study on cat domestication are commensal, not domesticated [PDF]
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2014 Recent archaeological research in China is rewriting the story of the origins of agriculture and plant and animal domestication. The study by Hu et al. (1) presents findings regarding early cat–human interactions with implications for domestication unearthed in Middle-Late Yangshao (6,000–5,000 B.P.) cultural levels at the site of Quanhucun, Shaanxi ...
Guy, Bar-Oz +2 more
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Earliest "Domestic" Cats in China Identified as Leopard Cat (Prionailurus bengalensis). [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2016 The ancestor of all modern domestic cats is the wildcat, Felis silvestris lybica, with archaeological evidence indicating it was domesticated as early as 10,000 years ago in South-West Asia.
Jean-Denis Vigne +11 more
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House Cats as Predators in the Australian Environment: Impacts and Management
Human-Wildlife Interactions, 2017 This paper provides an overview of the predatory activities of the house cat (Felis catus) in Australia, focusing principally on the interactions of domestic and stray cats with native species of prey.
Christopher R. Dickman
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Uterine adenocarcinoma with abdominal metastases in an ovariohysterectomised female cat [PDF]
, 2011 An adenocarcinoma of the uterine stump with abdominal metastases is described in a 12-year-old incompletely ovariohysterectomised female Domestic Short Haired (DSH) cat.
Belter LF +4 more
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Serosurvey of Smooth Brucella, Leptospira spp. and Toxoplasma gondii in Free-Ranging Jaguars (Panthera onca) and Domestic Animals from Brazil. [PDF]
, 2015 This study investigated the exposure of jaguar populations and domestic animals to smooth Brucella, Leptospira spp. and Toxoplasma gondii in the Cerrado, Pantanal and Amazon biomes of Brazil.
de Morais, Zenaide Maria +11 more
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PetsThe existing domestic cat literature predominantly contains lists detailing its behaviour. However, these lists are neither specific enough for domestic cats nor general enough for all behaviours on a macro level of the domestic cat.
Isabelle Kappel +5 more
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Reconciling actual and perceived rates of predation by domestic cats [PDF]
, 2015 © 2015 The Authors. Ecology and Evolution published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.The predation of wildlife by domestic cats (Felis catus) is a complex problem: Cats are popular companion animals in modern society but are also acknowledged predators of birds,
Arnaud +40 more
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Long-term effects of allergen sensitization and exposure in adult asthma: a prospective study. [PDF]
, 2009 BACKGROUND: : We investigated the effects of sensitization and exposure to common domestic allergens on longitudinal changes in lung function and bronchial hyperresponsiveness. METHODS: : Subjects attended 2 visits that were 4 years apart.
Adnan Custovic +30 more
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