Lawsonia intracellularis in the feces of wild rodents and stray cats captured around equine farms
BMC Veterinary Research, 2017 Background Proliferative enteropathy is a global enteric disease of particular importance in pigs. The causative bacterium, Lawsonia intracellularis, has a wide range of susceptible host species. Recently, L.
Jeong-Min Hwang +2 more
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Categorisation of cats: Managing boundary felids in Aotearoa New Zealand and Britain
People and Nature, 2023 Management of domestic and wild animals is an integral part of conservation and is often based on how an animal is categorised. For example, feral cats are often killed, while valued companion cats and native wildcats are protected.
Alexandra Palmer, Virginia Thomas
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Patterns of detection and capture are associated with cohabiting predators and prey. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2013 Avoidance behaviour can play an important role in structuring ecosystems but can be difficult to uncover and quantify. Remote cameras have great but as yet unrealized potential to uncover patterns arising from predatory, competitive or other interactions
Billie T Lazenby, Christopher R Dickman
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Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária, 2017 Gastrointestinal parasites are important pathogens affecting animals, some of them are of medical and veterinary concern. Although the dynamic of parasitic infections is a complex phenomenon that has been studied under experimental conditions, it shows ...
Victor Fernando Santana Lima +7 more
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Dermatophilus congolensis in a feral cat
Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery, 2014 A young adult feral cat presented to the Champaign County Humane Society with a subcutaneous mass near the stifle. The mass was aspirated. Chains of paired cocci organisms were identified, consistent with Dermatophilus congolensis. The identity of these organisms was confirmed by culture and polymerase chain reaction.
Anne M, Barger +3 more
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The Cohabitation of Humans and Urban Cats in the Anthropocene: The Clash of Welfare Concepts
Animals, 2021 Urban environments are inhabited by several types of feline populations, which we can differentiate as feral cats, free-roaming pets, and confined pets.
Filip Jaroš
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Rapid recolonisation of feral cats following intensive culling in a semi-isolated context [PDF]
NeoBiota, 2020 Invasive feral cats threaten biodiversity at a global scale. Mitigating feral cat impacts and reducing their populations has therefore become a global conservation priority, especially on islands housing high endemic biodiversity.
Pauline Palmas +7 more
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“State of the Mewnion”: Practices of Feral Cat Care and Advocacy Organizations in the United States
Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2021 Over the last several decades, feral cats have moved from the fringes to the mainstream in animal welfare and sheltering. Although many best practice guidelines have been published by national non-profits and veterinary bodies, little is known about how ...
Sabrina Aeluro +3 more
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Feral Cats Are Better Killers in Open Habitats, Revealed by Animal-Borne Video. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2015 One of the key gaps in understanding the impacts of predation by small mammalian predators on prey is how habitat structure affects the hunting success of small predators, such as feral cats.
Hugh McGregor +3 more
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Prevalence of Toxoplasma gondii‐like oocyst shedding in feral and owned cats in Damascus, Syria
Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, 2023 Background The incidence of toxoplasmosis in humans in Syria indicates an increase in the number of infections with this disease. Cats are the only definitive host of Toxoplasma gondii and excrete environmentally resistant oocysts in their feces ...
Mohammad Taher Ismail, Abeer Al‐Kafri
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