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Determination of Feline calicivirus in cats in Ahvaz district, Southwest of Iran by RT-PCR (a preliminary study) [PDF]
The Iranian Journal of Veterinary Science and Technology, 2013 Feline calicivirus (FCV) is a highly infectious respiratory pathogen of domestic cats with a widespread distribution. In order to assess how FCV circulates in feral and household cats, we have carried out the first study on the FCV detection in Ahvaz ...
Reza Avizeh +3 more
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Animals, 2023 In urban and peri-urban areas of the world, free-roaming cats often pose management challenges for authorities. Most are wandering owned or semi-owned cats (fed by people who do not perceive ownership).
Rebekah Scotney +4 more
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Animals, 2022 One of the most successful predators on island ecosystems is the domestic cat, which is considered responsible for the decline of numerous species’ populations. This can be estimated by the analysis of cats’ dietary habits, yet prey identification is not
Yiannis G. Zevgolis +5 more
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Changes in Cat Facial Morphology Are Related to Interaction with Humans
Animals, 2022 We aimed to clarify the changes in facial morphology of cats in relation to their interactions with humans. In Study 1, we compared the facial morphology of cats (feral mixed breed, owned domestic mixed breed, and owned domestic purebreds) with that of ...
Madoka Hattori +4 more
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Study of the effect on shelter cat intakes and euthanasia from a shelter neuter return project of 10,080 cats from March 2010 to June 2014 [PDF]
PeerJ, 2014 Cat impoundments were increasing at the municipal San Jose animal shelter in 2009, despite long-term successful low cost sterilization programs and attempts to lower the euthanasia rate of treatable-rehabilitatable impounds beginning in 2008.
Karen L. Johnson, Jon Cicirelli
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A Review of Feral Cat Eradication on Islands [PDF]
Conservation Biology, 2004 Abstract: Feral cats are directly responsible for a large percentage of global extinctions, particularly on islands. We reviewed feral cat eradication programs with the intent of providing information for future island conservation actions.
Nogales, Manuel +7 more
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Hookworms of feral cats in Florida
Veterinary Parasitology, 2003 Thirty feral cats (Felis catus) from Alachua county (northern Florida) and 30 from Palm Beach county (southern Florida) were examined for hookworms. Two species, Ancylostoma tubaeforme and Ancylostoma braziliense, were identified. Forty-five cats (75%) were infected with A. tubaeforme, with a mean intensity of 48 hookworms per cat.
Department of Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida, PO Box 110880, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA ( host institution ) +3 more
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Is the Colonisation of Staphylococcus aureus in Pets Associated with Their Close Contact with Owners? [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2016 In human beings and animals, staphylococci constitute part of the normal microbial population. Staphylococcus aureus could be classified as an opportunistic pathogen because the bacteria are noted in clinically healthy individuals, but when the immune ...
Karolina Bierowiec +2 more
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Occupancy of the Invasive Feral Cat Varies with Habitat Complexity. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2016 The domestic cat (Felis catus) is an invasive exotic in many locations around the world and is thought to be a key factor driving recent mammal declines across northern Australia.
Rosemary Hohnen +5 more
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Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery, 2008 Animal overpopulation including feral cats is an important global problem. There are many stakeholders involved in the feral cat debate over ‘what to do about the problem’, including those who consider them a nuisance, the public at risk from zoonotic disease, people who are concerned about the welfare of feral cats, those concerned with wildlife ...
University of Florida, Box 100136, Gainesville, FL 32610-0136, USA ( host institution ) +1 more
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