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Detomidine and butorphanol for standing sedation in a range of zoo-kept ungulate species [PDF]

, 2017
General anesthesia poses risks for larger zoo species, like cardiorespiratory depression, myopathy, and hyperthermia. In ruminants, ruminal bloat and regurgitation of rumen contents with potential aspiration pneumonia are added risks.
Arif, Abdi, Berry, Karla, Bouts, Tim, Dodds, Joanne, Gasthuys, Frank, Routh, Andrew, Taylor, Polly   +6 more
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Tissue preservation and cell culture of Przewalskii´s horse (Equus przewalskii): an endangered species

Bioscience Journal, 2011
The Przewalskii´s horse or Mongolian wild horse (Equus przewalskii, Poljakov, 1881) is presently the only species of wild horse in existence. Originally from Asia, it is, classified as in extremely high risk of extinction which puts the species in the ...
Rodrigo Puentes, Agustín Furtado, Maria José Estradé, Rafael Aragunde, Nicolás Cazales, Gabriela Costa, Jorge Estévez, Fernando Cirilo, Cecilia Galosi   +8 more
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Seasonal Variations in Heart Rate Variability as an Indicator of Stress in Free-Ranging Pregnant Przewalski's Horses (E. ferus przewalskii) within the Hortobágy National Park in Hungary

Frontiers in Physiology, 2017
Background: Ecosystems with seasonal fluctuations in climate and food availability present physiological challenges to resident mammals and may cause “stress.” The two predominant physiological responses to stressors are (1) the activation of the ...
Friederike Pohlin, Kristin Brabender, Gerhard Fluch, Gabrielle Stalder, Thierry Petit, Chris Walzer, Chris Walzer   +6 more
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Gut Microbiomes of Endangered Przewalski’s Horse Populations in Short- and Long-Term Captivity: Implication for Species Reintroduction Based on the Soft-Release Strategy

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2020
Captivity maybe the only choice for survival of many endangered vertebrates, and understanding its broad effects is important for animal management and conservation, including breeding endangered species for subsequent release.
Liping Tang, Yimeng Li, Amrita Srivathsan, Yunyun Gao, Kai Li, Defu Hu, Dong Zhang   +6 more
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Analysis of habitat use, activity, and body condition scores of Przewalski's horses in Hortobagy National Park, Hungary

Nature Conservation Research: Заповедная наука, 2019
A founder population of Przewalski's horses (Equus ferus przewalskii) was set free in a semi-reserve called Pentezug in the Hortobagy National Park (Hungary) in 1997.
Viola Kerekes, Katalin Ozogány, István Sándor, Zsolt Vegvari, Csilla Czető, Bettina Nyírő, Timea Szabados, Lajos Széles, Zoltán Barta   +8 more
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A wild horse (Equus przewalskii POLIAKOV 1881) of Mesolithic age from Kempen (Germany, Northrhine-Westfalia, Lippe County) [PDF]

, 2003
Es wird neues Skelettmaterial eines Wildpferd-Individuums Equus przewalskii Poliakov 1881 aus Kempen (Stadt Horn-Bad Meinberg, Ostwestfalen, Deutschland) vorgestellt.
Springhorn, Rainer
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Reproductive technologies for conservation of genetic resources of endangered Equidae: a review

Nature Conservation Research: Заповедная наука, 2019
This review presents data on the use of assisted reproductive techniques to obtain offspring and preserve the genetic resources of wild Equidae including the Przewalski's horse Equus ferus przewalskii. Some results and applied techniques in obtaining and
George Yu. Maksudov, Ksenia I. Egorova
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Equine atypical myopathy associated with sycamore seed ingestion in a Przewalski foal [PDF]

, 2016
One of the 172 UK cases of equine atypical myopathy (EAM) reported to the Atypical Myopathy Alert Group (AMAG) in 2014 was that of a five-month old male Przewalski horse (Equus ferus przewalskii), resident at ZSL Whipsnade Zoo, UK.
Dunkel, B, English, K, Manning, N, Masters, N J, Molenaar, F M, Piercy, R J, Stidworthy, M   +6 more
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First reports of nasal and traumatic myiasis infection in endangered Przewalski's horses (Equus ferus przewalskii)

International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife, 2019
Myiasis has great economic and medical importance. However, myiasis in wildlife that is caused by oestroid flies is relatively rarely recorded compared with that in humans and domestic animals.
Liping Yan, Ming Zhang, Liping Tang, Make Ente, Xinping Ma, Hongjun Chu, Kai Li, Defu Hu, Dong Zhang   +8 more
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Conservation of genetic resources in horse breeding and major structural damages of sperm during semen cryopreservation in stallions

Nature Conservation Research: Заповедная наука, 2019
Assisted reproductive technologies have been used in zoos and breeding centres to preserve rare and endangered species of wild animals over the past three decades.
Mikhail M. Atroshchenko, Elizaveta E. Bragina, Alexander M. Zaitsev, Valeriy V. Kalashnikov, Valentina A. Naumenkova, Anna M. Kudlaeva, Elena V. Nikitkina   +6 more
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