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Genetic chronicle of the capybara: the complete mitochondrial genome of Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris

open access: yesMammalian Biology, 2023
Abstract A brazilian digital influencer has kept a capybara (named Filó) in captivity, using her in his videos, which is against the law in Brazil. Because of this, she was confiscated by professionals from the IBAMA (Institute for the Environment and Renewable Natural Resources).
Iuri Batista da Silva   +4 more
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Aspectos Macroanatómicos del Corazón del Carpincho ( Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris ) [PDF]

open access: yesInternational Journal of Morphology, 2018
La información disponible sobre el aparato cardiovascular del carpincho (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) es escasa. El objetivo general de este estudio fue describir la anatomía cardíaca de esta especie. Se utilizaron 6 animales adultos y 5 neonatos, libres de patologías del aparato cardiovascular.
Magariños, Leda   +3 more
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Effect of ascorbic acid on food preference and consumption in captive capybaras (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris)

open access: yesBrazilian Archives of Biology and Technology, 2009
The aim of this work was to study the short and long term influences of ascorbic acid on Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris, if supplemented in their food. No differences regarding food intake were observed in the absence of vitamin C.
Martín Roberto Alvarez   +1 more
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Molecular confirmation of Fasciola hepatica infection in capybaras (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) from the state of Espírito Santo, Brazil

open access: yesRevista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária, 2021
Sixty-two fecal samples of capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) living in eight conservation units (CUs) across the state of Espírito Santo, southeastern Brazil, were assessed for the presence of eggs of liver flukes via sedimentation.
Isabella Vilhena Freire Martins   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Outbreak of Yersinia pseudotuberculosis in capybaras (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) kept in captivity

open access: yesComparative Immunology, Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, 2022
On January 2020, an outbreak of acute mortality was detected in the capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) population kept in the Cordoba Zoo Conservation Center (CZCC) in Spain. Morbidity and mortality rates were 71%, and the fatality rate was 100%. Macroscopic examination revealed multifocal nodular lesions with fibrinonecrotic exudate in lungs and ...
Cano Terriza, David   +7 more
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Soroprevalência da infecção leptospiral em capivaras (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) abatidas em um frigorífico do Rio Grande do Sul Seroprevalence of leptospiral infection in capybaras (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) in a slaughterhouse of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

open access: yesPesquisa Veterinária Brasileira, 2009
Capivaras (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) são roedores selvagens do continente americano com crescente importância comercial como fonte alternativa de carne para o consumo humano.
Éverton F. Silva   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Humans are not unique: difficult birth is common in placental mammals

open access: yesBiological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Human childbirth is widely presumed to be uniquely difficult and dangerous compared to birth in other mammals. Tight fetopelvic proportions can result in obstructed labour and contribute to high rates of maternal and neonatal mortality. Ideas summarised under the ‘obstetrical dilemma’ have contributed to this assumption by explaining difficult
Nicole D. S. Grunstra
wiley   +1 more source

Ocorrência de Trichuris spp. Roederer, 1761 em capivaras (Hydrochoerus Hydrochaeris L., 1766) em área de exploração pecuária na região do Banhado do Taim, município de Rio Grande, RS, Brasil Occurence of Trichuris spp. Roederer, 1761 in capybaras (Hydrochoerus Hydrochaeris L., 1766) ) in farm area in the "Banhado do Taim" region, county of Rio Grande, RS, Brazil

open access: yesCiência Rural, 1998
Trichuris spp. Roederer, 1761 (Nematoda: Trichuridae) foi coletado pela primeira vez em capivaras selvagens em uma área de exploração pecuária na região do Banhado do Taim, Município de Rio Grande, Estado do Rio Grande do Sul. Brasil.
Afonso Lodovico Sinkoc   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Body Size Regulates Niche Overlap Asymmetry in the Subtropical Andes Rain Shadow: Isotopic Paleoecology of Oligocene South American Ungulates

open access: yesIntegrative Zoology, EarlyView.
This study provides the first isotopic analysis of Oligocene mammals from Quebrada Fiera, Mendoza, Argentina, filling a major gap in South American paleontology. It reveals a latitudinal gradient in aridity due to the Andean rain shadow and highlights the role of (semi)permanent water bodies in sustaining diverse herbivore communities. Additionally, it
Dánae Sanz‐Pérez   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Integrated tick control on a farm with the presence of capybaras in a Brazilian spotted fever endemic region

open access: yesRevista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária, 2019
Ticks of the Amblyomma cajennense complex present high infestation rates. These ticks transmit the bacterium Rickettsia rickettsii, which causes Brazilian Spotted Fever.
Shirley Batista de Araújo   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

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