Anti-leptospirosis agglutinins in Brazilian capybaras (hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) [PDF]
Background The interest in commercial use of wild animals is increasing, especially regarding raising of capybaras. Although this wild species is potentially lucrative for the production of meat, oil and leather, it is suggested as a probable reservoir ...
Helio Langoni +5 more
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Intestinal helminths of capybaras, Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris, from Venezuela [PDF]
Quantitative parameters of intestinal helminth species and their potential relations to host characteristics in a population of capybaras (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) from Venezuela are reported for the first time.
Emilio A Herrera
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Comportamiento del Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris isthmius en un sistema productivo del departamento de Córdoba, Colombia [PDF]
Objetivo. Describir el comportamiento de la subespecie Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris isthmius en un sistema productivo del departamento de Córdoba, en época seca y de lluvias Materiales y métodos. Se realizaron seguimientos a una población entre los meses de
Juan Carrascal V. +2 more
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Living in the Pyrocene: Assemblage-Wide Terrestrial Vertebrate Responses to Mega-Fires in the Pantanal Wetlands. [PDF]
More than 60% of Serra do Amolar within the Pantanal Wetlands, Brazil, was burned in 2020. Nine vertebrate species showed a dependency on forest areas, which are more vulnerable to fires in this region, despite the fire not having shown a direct effect on the occupation.
Loureiro NG +8 more
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Nutritive Value and Physical Properties of Neo-Tropical Rodent Meat-with Emphasis on the Capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) [PDF]
This review will focus on the nutritive characteristics of meat from neo-tropical rodents which have not yet been domesticated. These rodents include the capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris), agouti (Dasyprocta leporina), and the lappe (Agouti paca ...
Anwar Jamaal Ali, Kegan Romelle Jones
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Informal supply chains of wild meat from rural Amazonia and food security in an urban center. [PDF]
Abstract Iquitos, the most populated city in the Peruvian Amazon, is a hub in the regional supply chain of wild meat and supplies urban consumers. Studies on wild meat consumption have focused primarily on markets, limiting the scope of species considered to those that are economically valuable and potential inferences from those data.
Briceño Huerta F +3 more
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Anaplasmataceae circulation in wild mammals and ticks from Goiás state, midwestern Brazil [PDF]
The Anaplasmataceae family comprises vector-borne alpha-proteobacteria with significant impact on animal and human health. In Brazil, the diversity and circulation of these agents in wild mammals require further exploration.
Raphaela Bueno Mendes Bittencourt +12 more
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Transmission dynamics and control of Rickettsia rickettsii in populations of Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris and Amblyomma sculptum [PDF]
Gina Polo +2 more
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We amplified Ehrlichia and Anaplasma DNA from Amblyomma dubitatum tick–infested capybaras (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) in southern Brazil. Sequencing of 16S rRNA, sodB, and groEL indicated a novel Ehrlichia species, and sequencing of 16S rRNA from 2 ...
Thállitha S.W.J. Vieira +11 more
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Valores hematológicos de capivaras (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) Rodentia:Hydrochoeridae) de vida livre na região de Campinas-SP [PDF]
O objetivo deste estudo foi determinar os valores hematológicos de 14 capivaras de vida livre capturadas nos municípios de Campinas, Monte Alegre do Sul e de São João da Boa Vista. Para a obtenção das amostras de sangue, os animais foram anestesiados via
Daniela Alves Madella +3 more
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