Anti-leptospirosis agglutinins in Brazilian capybaras (hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) [PDF]
Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases, 2016 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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Novel Anaplasmataceae agents Candidatus Ehrlichia hydrochoerus and Anaplasma spp. Infecting Capybaras, Brazil [PDF]
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2022 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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Nutritive Value and Physical Properties of Neo-Tropical Rodent Meat-with Emphasis on the Capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) [PDF]
Animals, 2020 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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Intranasal oxygen reverses hypoxaemia in immobilised free-ranging capybaras (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris). [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2021 Capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) is the main host of tick-borne pathogens causing Brazilian spotted fever; therefore, controlling its population is essential, and this may require chemical restraint.
Jefferson F Cordeiro +6 more
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Valores hematológicos de capivaras (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) Rodentia:Hydrochoeridae) de vida livre na região de Campinas-SP [PDF]
Ciência Rural, 2006 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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The International Biodiversity Agenda at the Local Level: the Case of Capybaras in Curitiba, Brazil [PDF]
Ambiente & Sociedade, 2021 The capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) is a South American native rodent with an outstanding capacity to colonize urban environments. In Curitiba, a city worldwide known for its urban planning, the capybara adaptation comprises an interesting case to ...
Tatiana Maria Cecy Gadda +4 more
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Semina: Ciências Agrárias, 2002 Six nematode, three cestode and five trematode species were identified in 30 capybara specimens (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris hydrochaeris L., 1766).
Isaú Gouveia Arantes +3 more
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Área de acción del chigüiro (Hydrochoerus isthmius) en un sistema agropecuario en Córdoba, Colombia
Revista Colombiana de Ciencia Animal Recia, 2013 El chigüiro es autóctono del continente americano; en Colombia se encuentran dos especies: Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris, con distribución en los Llanos Orientales de Colombia y Amazonas colombiano (también distribuido en Argentina, Paraguay, Ecuador ...
JULIO CHACÓN +3 more
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Trampling on rocky shores by an introduced capybara population in Anchieta Island State Park, Brazil
Biotemas, 2019 This study describes an unusual case of trampling on intertidal rocky shores by the largest rodent, the capybara, Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris (Linnaeus, 1766).
Maria Laura Fontelles Ternes
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Ciência Rural, 1998 Neste experimento objetivou-se avaliar diferentes técnicas anestésicas em capivaras. Foram utilizadas 50 capivaras, sendo 23 machos e 27 fêmeas, adultas, de peso médio estimado em 36 ± 7kg.
Mariângela Lozano Cruz +5 more
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