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Trends in demography, genetics, and social structure of Przewalski’s horses in the Hortobagy National Park, Hungary over the last 22 years

Global Ecology and Conservation, 2021
The world population of Przewalski’s horses has recovered from very few survivors, and is still categorized as “Endangered” in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
Viola Kerekes, István Sándor, Dorina Nagy, Katalin Ozogány, Loránd Göczi, Benjamin Ibler, Lajos Széles, Zoltán Barta   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Obesity prevalence and associated risk factors in outdoor living domestic horses and ponies [PDF]

, 2014
Reasons for performing study. The prevalence of obesity in companion animals, including horses and ponies has risen drastically in recent years and risk factors have been little investigated.
Giles, Sarah L, Harris, Patricia A., Nicol, Christine J, Rands, Sean A   +3 more
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Lost, gained, and regained functional and phylogenetic diversity of European mammals since 8000 years ago

Global Change Biology, Volume 28, Issue 17, Page 5283-5293, September 2022., 2022
Over the last 8000 years, humans have caused the loss of some European mammal species but there have also been gains associated with species introductions and reintroductions, while some species have re‐expanded into their former distributions after the relaxation of past pressures.
Jack H. Hatfield, Katie E. Davis, Chris D. Thomas   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Megafauna restoration as a legal obligation: International biodiversity law and the rehabilitation of large mammals in Europe

Review of European, Comparative &International Environmental Law, Volume 31, Issue 2, Page 182-198, July 2022., 2022
Abstract Restoring functional ecosystems in Europe inter alia requires restoring large mammal (megafauna) diversity and densities to levels well above the current downgraded state, which results from a human‐driven wave of megafauna extinctions and extirpations in the Late Pleistocene and Holocene.
Arie Trouwborst, Jens‐Christian Svenning   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Seasonal changes in energy expenditure, body temperature and activity patterns in llamas (Lama glama) [PDF]

, 2017
The authors thank Knut Salzmann und Arne Oppermann for technical help and for taking care of the animals and Anna Stölzl for help with the administering of the ruminal unit of the telemetry system.
Arnold, Walter, Brinkmann, Lea, Gauly, Matthias, Gerken, Martina, Hambly, Catherine, Perica, Jurcevic, Riek, Alexander, Ruf, Thomas, Speakman, John R.   +8 more
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Influence of weather on the behaviour of reintroduced Przewalski’s horses in the Great Gobi B Strictly Protected Area (Mongolia): implications for conservation

BMC Zoology, 2022
Background Reintroduction is a common technique for re-establishing threatened species. However, the adaptation to novel habitats with distinct conditions poses a risk of failure.
Anna Bernátková, Ganbaatar Oyunsaikhan, Jaroslav Šimek, Martina Komárková, Miroslav Bobek, Francisco Ceacero   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Evaluating the impact of domestication and captivity on the horse gut microbiome. [PDF]

, 2017
The mammal gut microbiome, which includes host microbes and their respective genes, is now recognized as an essential second genome that provides critical functions to the host.
Amir, Amnon, Coissac, Eric, Feh, Claudia, Joly, Frédéric, Knight, Rob, McKenzie, Valerie, Metcalf, Jessica L, Morton, James T, Orlando, Ludovic, Seguin-Orlando, Andaine, Song, Se Jin, Taberlet, Pierre, Weiss, Sophie, Willerslev, Eske   +13 more
core   +4 more sources

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

Nature 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, Ali M. Uzdenov, Vasily I. Dankov, Yulia V. Malinovskaya   +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)

Nature 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, Pavel I. Khristianovsky, Rafilia T. Bakirova, Vladimir Yu. Petrov, Evgeniy A. Bulgakov, Dina E. Khuzhakhmetova, Vladislav V. Belimenko, Stanislav A. Platonov   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

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

Parasite, 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, Zhang Boru, Chu Hongjun, Zhang Dong, Li Kai   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source