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First report of the ticks Haemaphysalis punctata Canestrini et Fanzago, 1878, Haemaphysalis parva (Neumann, 1897) and Dermacentor marginatus (Sulzer, 1776) (Acari, Amblyommidae) from humans in Lebanon [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
Purpose: Knowledge on ticks infesting humans is scarce for the middle East. In this work, tick specimens (Acari: Amblyommidae) infesting humans in Lebanon were identified.
Azar, Dany   +2 more
core   +1 more source

A review of high nature value farming systems in Europe: Biodiversity, ecosystem services, drivers, innovations and future prospects

open access: yesPeople and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Farming systems of high natural and cultural value represent approximately 30% of farmlands in the European Union and are associated with a high species and habitat diversity and/or the presence of species of European conservation concern. This study aims to synthesize the existing knowledge on the assessment of biodiversity and ecosystem ...
Elsa Varela   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Genomic variation and population structure detected by single nucleotide polymorphism arrays in Corriedale, Merino and Creole sheep. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
THE AIM OF THIS STUDY WAS TO INVESTIGATE THE GENETIC DIVERSITY WITHIN AND AMONG THREE BREEDS OF SHEEP: Corriedale, Merino and Creole. Sheep from the three breeds (Merino n = 110, Corriedale n = 108 and Creole n = 10) were genotyped using the Illumina ...
Aguilar, Ignacio   +8 more
core   +2 more sources

Understanding farmers' perspectives and engagement with wildlife conservation practices: Insights from a European wildcat reintroduction

open access: yesPeople and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Farmers are important stakeholders in many conservation projects; however, their relationships with conservation practices and institutions are complex and can reflect competing visions and priorities for the same spaces. The reintroduction of carnivores into farmed landscapes can be especially contentious because of actual or perceived risks ...
Thomas R. Dando   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Host movement dominates the predicted effects of climate change on parasite transmission between wild and domestic mountain ungulates

open access: yesRoyal Society Open Science
Climate change is shifting the transmission of parasites, which is determined by host density, ambient temperature and moisture. These shifts can lead to increased pressure from parasites, in wild and domestic animals, and can impact the effectiveness of
Eleanor R. Dickinson   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Socio‐ecological correlates of wildlife species identification across rural communities in northern Tanzania

open access: yesPeople and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Citizen or community science has the potential to inform wildlife management by including the general public in research and generating datasets on human perceptions of wildlife population dynamics and human–wildlife interactions. These contributions are especially valuable in areas with limited formal capacity for wildlife monitoring. However,
Justin Raycraft   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Serological and Molecular Evidence of Q Fever in Domestic Ruminants in Bangladesh

open access: yesVeterinary Medicine International, 2016
The objective of this study was to know the herd and animal level prevalence of Q fever in domestic ruminants in some selected districts in Bangladesh.
Md. Arifur Rahman   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Genetic diversity of Haemonchus contortus isolated from sympatric wild blue sheep (Pseudois nayaur) and sheep in Helan Mountains, China

open access: yesParasites & Vectors, 2017
Background Haemonchus contortus is known among parasitic nematodes as one of the major veterinary pathogens of small ruminants and results in great economic losses worldwide.
Dong-dong Shen   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Safety and Immunogenicity of a Mycoplasma ovipneumoniae Bacterin for Domestic Sheep (Ovis aries)

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2014
Background Mortality from epizootic pneumonia is hindering re-establishment of bighorn sheep populations in western North America. Mycoplasma ovipneumoniae, a primary agent of this disease, is frequently carried asymptomatically by the domestic sheep and
J. Ziegler   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Dung avoidance as a possible mechanism in competition between wild and domestic ungulates: two experiments with chamois Rupicapra rupicapra [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Wild ungulates often adjust spatial behaviour where they coexist with livestock. In European mountains, chamois Rupicapra rupicapra or R. pyrenaica commonly avoid alpine pastures used by domestic sheep. Mechanisms leading to competitive losing out of the
Fankhauser, Regine   +2 more
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