Bovine neosporosis caused by Neospora caninum is among the main causes of abortion in cattle nowadays. At present there is no effective treatment or vaccine. Serological evidence in domestic, wild, and zoo animals indicates that many species have been exposed to this parasite. However, many aspects of the life cycle of N.
Sonia Almería +5 more
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Effects of Human Activities on Zambia's Kafue Flats Ecosystems [PDF]
Hydroelectric dams have markedly altered the extensive floodplain of Zambia's Kafue River Flats. Before the dams were built in the 1970s, some 6,000 km2 of floodplain were under water for several months each year, permitting a dense growth of grasses and
Allan, Donald, Sheppe, Walter A.
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Freshwater megafauna shape ecosystems and facilitate restoration
ABSTRACT Freshwater megafauna, such as sturgeons, giant catfishes, river dolphins, hippopotami, crocodylians, large turtles, and giant salamanders, have experienced severe population declines and range contractions worldwide. Although there is an increasing number of studies investigating the causes of megafauna losses in fresh waters, little attention
Fengzhi He +8 more
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Tranquillisation, sédation et anesthésie des bovidés sauvages en parcs zoologiques [PDF]
Aujourd’hui toutes les espèces de grands singes sont menacées d’extinction. Les parcs zoologiques participent à leur conservation et à l’éducation du public.
Chave, Emmanuelle
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'Intentional genetic manipulation' as a conservation threat [PDF]
Wildlife ranching including the hunting, collection, sales and husbandry of wild animals in captivity, is practised worldwide and is advocated as an approach towards the conservation of wild species.
Birss, Coral +7 more
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Les helminthes de quelques artiodactyles sauvages appartenant aux familles des bovidés et des suidés : ces mammifères, en République du Tchad et en R.C.A., sont-ils des réservoirs de parasites pour les animaux domestiques vivant à leur contact? [PDF]
Les auteurs procèdent à l'autopsie d'une centaine de bovidés et suidés sauvages et identifient 47 espèces d'helminthes dont 26 spécifiques et 21 communes aux artiodactyles sauvages et domestiques (dont 13 très courantes, à large dispersion et fortement ...
Doutre, Michel-Pierre +5 more
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Les myiases des artiodactyles sauvages et des proboscidiens d'Afrique centrale [PDF]
Les auteurs font l'inventaire des larves d'Oestridae et de Gasterophilidae existant en Afrique centrale chez les Artiodactyles sauvages et chez les éléphants. Huit espèces différentes ont été dénombrées dont deux nouvelles pour le Tchad et pour la R.C.A.:
Graber, Michel, Thal, J.
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Metallothionein from wild populations of the African catfish Clarias gariepinus : from sequence, protein expression and metal binding properties to transcriptional biomarker of metal pollution [PDF]
Anthropogenic pollution with heavy metals is an on-going concern throughout the world, and methods to monitor release and impact of heavy metals are of high importance.
Blindauer, Claudia A. +7 more
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A preliminary estimate of the age of the Gladysvale australopithecine site [PDF]
Excavations conducted at the Gladysvale site in the Transvaal, South Africa during 1991 -1992 have revealed an abundant Plio-Pleistocene fossil fauna from the limeworks breccia dumps and in situ decalcified deposits.
Berger, Lee R
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Crossing experiments reveal gamete contribution into appearance of di-and triploid hybrid frogs in Pelophylax esculentus population systems [PDF]
Speciation through hybridization is connected with appearance of interspecies hybrids which can survive and reproduce owing to changes in their gametogenesis.
Dedukh, D.V. +4 more
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