Morphological and Molecular Identification of Physaloptera praeputialis Infection and Description of Associated Gastric Lesions in the European Wildcat (Felis silvestris) [PDF]
PathogensPhysaloptera praeputialis is a common gastric spirurine of domestic and wild felids worldwide, but its pathological importance in European felids and the molecular characterisation of European isolates remain poorly documented.
Pablo Matas-Méndez +5 more
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Camera‐Trap Evidence of Myricaria sp. Consumption and Head‐Rubbing by a Wild Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia) in an Alpine Ecosystem [PDF]
Ecology and EvolutionPlant consumption by felids is widely reported; however, direct behavioral evidence in wild individuals remains scarce. A camera‐trap was used to document plant‐directed behaviors by wild snow leopards (Panthera uncia) toward Myricaria sp. and to compare
Kodzue Kinoshita +7 more
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Lipid droplets in felid kidneys: prevalence and composition by lipidomics [PDF]
Frontiers in Veterinary ScienceIntroductionAn accepted and common phenotypic curiosity of Felidae is the presence of intracytoplasmic lipid droplets in renal proximal tubule epithelial cells (RPTEC), also frequently observed in urine (lipuria).
Rebecca A. Brociek +8 more
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The tapeworm species recorded in carnivores of Slovakian wildlife - molecular analyses [PDF]
Frontiers in Veterinary ScienceIntroductionImportant cestode species parasitizing carnivores are the worldwide distributed tapeworms of the family Taeniidae. Typical for taeniids is an indirect life cycle involving two obligate mammalian hosts in a predator-prey scheme, with an ...
Jozef Lazár +10 more
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EVALUATION OF GENERAL HEALTH STATUS OF SOME AGED TIGRESSES AT A LOCAL CIRCUS, CAIRO, EGYPT [PDF]
Assiut Veterinary Medical Journal, 2023 The present study was undertaken to evaluate the general health status of three aged female tigers around 20 years old at a local circus in Egypt for first time.
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Reporte de Pecari tajacu y Procyon lotor con anomalías cromáticas en el Estado de Guerrero, México
Revista Peruana de Biología, 2023 Este trabajo documenta el primer registro de anomalías cromáticas en el pecarí de collar (Pecari tajacu) y el tercero en el mapache (Procyon lotor) para México.
Fernando Ruiz-Gutiérrez +7 more
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Comparative genomics of the Leukocyte Receptor Complex in carnivores
Frontiers in Immunology, 2023 BackgroundThe mammalian Leukocyte Receptor Complex (LRC) chromosomal region may contain gene families for the killer cell immunoglobulin-like receptor (KIR) and/or leukocyte immunoglobulin-like receptor (LILR) collections as well as various framing genes.
April L. Jelinek +5 more
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Luteinizing Hormone Effect on Luteal Cells Is Dependent on the Corpus Luteum Stage in Felids
Animals, 2021 The objective of this study was to investigate the effect of luteinizing hormone (LH) on steroidogenic luteal cells obtained from corpora lutea (CL) of the domestic cat and selected wild felids.
Michał M. Hryciuk +2 more
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Ecology and Evolution, 2021 Plant‐eating behavior is one of the greatest mysteries in obligate carnivores. Despite unsuitable morphological and physiological traits for plant consumption, the presence of plants in scat or stomach contents has been reported in various carnivorous ...
Hiroto Yoshimura +2 more
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The First Case of Cytauxzoon spp. in Russia: The Parasite Conquers Eurasia
Animals, 2022 Over the last two decades, Cytauxzoon spp. has been conquering Eurasia, although this fact has only been brought to light through recent more intensive research after the discovery of C. manul in Pallas’ cat.
Sergey V. Naidenko +6 more
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