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Thyroid hormones correlate with field metabolic rate in ponies, Equus ferus caballus [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Acknowledgments The authors thank Jürgen Dörl for technical help and for taking care of the animals and Peter Thompson for technical assistance with the doubly labelled water analysis.
Brinkmann, Lea   +4 more
core   +1 more source

Restoration of Przewalski's horse (Eqiudae, Perissodactyla) at the breeding centre of the Association «Wild Nature of Steppe», Russia

open access: yesNature Conservation Research: Заповедная наука, 2019
The Association «Wild Nature of Steppe» located in Rostov Region (Russia) is engaged in the preservation of rare and valuable animals of the steppe zone. The Association breeding centre is located in a Protected Area, the Rostovsky State Nature Biosphere
Victor A. Minoranskiy   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Dynamics of intestinal parasite infection in Przewalski's horses reintroduced to Pre-Urals Steppe, Orenburg State Nature Reserve (Russia)

open access: yesNature Conservation Research: Заповедная наука, 2019
The first successful reintroduction programme for the Przewalski's horse in Russia was launched by FSFI «Orenburg Reserves» in 2015. A total of 36 Przewalski's horses were brought to the Pre-Urals Steppe site from semi-reserves in France and Hungary in ...
Tatjana L. Zharkikh   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Gasterophilus (Diptera, Gasterophilidae) infestation of equids in the Kalamaili Nature Reserve, China

open access: yesParasite, 2016
We investigated infections with Gasterophilus spp. in three equids within the Kalamaili Nature Reserve (northern China). We conducted necropsies on 6 Przewalski’s horses (Equus ferus przewalskii) and 6 Mongolian wild asses (Equus hemionus) and ...
Huang Heqing   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

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

open access: yes, 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   +6 more
core   +2 more sources

Associative behaviour in Przewalski's horses reintroduced into Mongolia

open access: yesNature Conservation Research: Заповедная наука, 2019
Allogrooming is an important associative behaviour in social mammals that has hygienic and/or social functions and may be mediated by kin selection or reciprocity.
Sarah R. B. King, John Gurnell
doaj   +1 more source

The danger of having all your eggs in one basket--winter crash of the re-introduced Przewalski's horses in the Mongolian Gobi. [PDF]

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2011
Large mammals re-introduced into harsh and unpredictable environments are vulnerable to stochastic effects, particularly in times of global climate change.
Petra Kaczensky   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Modeling the emergence of modular leadership hierarchy during the collective motion of herds made of harems [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Gregarious animals need to make collective decisions in order to keep their cohesiveness. Several species of them live in multilevel societies, and form herds composed of smaller communities.
Ozogány, Katalin, Vicsek, Tamás
core   +3 more sources

Andrological and cytogenetic investigations of an infertile Przewalski's stallion [PDF]

open access: yes, 2021
The case of an 8-year-old, sexually active but infertile Przewalski's stallion (Equus ferus przewalskii) was studied. Besides the infertility, the stallion also showed permanent problems with its body condition, being obviously weaker than all the other ...
Andersson, Magnus   +9 more
core   +2 more sources

Exploring aggression regulation in managed groups of horsesEquus caballus [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
International audienceHorses are highly social animals that have evolved to live in social groups. However, in modern husbandry systems, single housing prevails where horses experience social isolation, a challenge-to-welfare factor. One major reason for
Bourjade, Marie   +4 more
core   +4 more sources

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