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Complete Mitochondrial Genome Analysis Reveals Genetic Diversity in the Narrow–Ridged Finless Porpoise (Neophocaena asiaeorientalis) Across East Asian Waters [PDF]

Ecology and Evolution
The narrow‐ridged finless porpoise (Neophocaena asiaeorientalis Pilleri & Gihr 1972) is one of the most endangered cetacean species inhabiting East Asian waters.
Sunmin Kim, Dongyeop Lee
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First report of kyphoscoliosis in the narrow‐ridged finless porpoises ( Neophocaena asiaeorientalis ): Findings from congenital and degenerative cases comparison using post‐mortem computed tomography [PDF]

Veterinary Medicine and Science
Introduction Spinal deformities, including kyphoscoliosis, have been consistently documented in cetaceans. However, the majority of reported cases of kyphoscoliosis in cetaceans pertain to bottlenose dolphins, with limited information on its occurrence ...
Sang Wha Kim, Adams Hei Long Yuen, Se Chang Park   +2 more
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Viral Diversity and Epidemiology in Critically Endangered Yangtze Finless Porpoises (Neophocaena asiaeorientalis asiaeorientalis) [PDF]

Microbiology Spectrum, 2023
The Yangtze finless porpoise (YFP) (Neophocaena asiaeorientalis asiaeorientalis) is a critically endangered freshwater cetacean, with about 1,249 individuals thought to be left in the wild.
Xin Zhao, Caijiao Dai, Shiyu Qian, Qing Tang, Lijuan Li, Yujiang Hao, Zhijian Zhou, Xingyi Ge, Cheng Gong, Junfa Yuan   +9 more
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The bacteria of Yangtze finless porpoise (Neophocaena asiaeorientalis asiaeorientalis) are site-specific and distinct from freshwater environment [PDF]

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2022
Bacteria play an essential role in the health of marine mammals, and the bacteria of marine mammals are widely concerned, but less is known about freshwater mammals.
Xizhao Zhang, Congping Ying, Min Jiang, Danqing Lin, Lei You, Denghua Yin, Jialu Zhang, Kai Liu, Kai Liu, Pao Xu, Pao Xu   +10 more
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Standardised scoring system to assess the welfare of Yangtze finless porpoises (Neophocaena asiaeorientalis asiaeorientalis) [PDF]

Animal Welfare
The current study represents the second phase of developing the Yangtze Finless Porpoise Welfare Assessment Protocol (YFP-WAP), guided by the Five Domains model (FDM).
Sara Platto, Agathe Serres, Simona Normando, Yujiang Hao   +3 more
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Validation of indicators for the welfare assessment of captive Yangtze finless porpoises (Neophocaena asiaeorientalis asiaeorientalis) [PDF]

Animal Welfare
The Five Domains model (FDM) is a widely accepted framework for developing welfare assessment tools across various contexts, including wild animals under human care. However, only two protocols have been developed for captive cetaceans.
Sara Platto, Agathe Serres, Simona C. Normando, Xavier Manteca, Deborah Temple, Yujiang Hao   +5 more
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Genome-Wide Development and Validation of KASP-Based SNP Markers in Neophocaena asiaeorientalis asiaeorientalis [PDF]

Animals
The Yangtze finless porpoise (Neophocaena asiaeorientalis asiaeorientalis) is the only extant freshwater cetacean species inhabiting the Yangtze River in China.
Denghua Yin, Han Zhang, Mengting Tang, Jianglong Que, Danqing Lin, Congping Ying, Jialu Zhang, Jinxiang Yu, Kai Liu   +8 more
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Non-invasive Fecal Steroid Measurements for Monitoring the Reproductive Status of a Critically Endangered Yangtze Finless Porpoises (Neophocaena asiaeorientalis asiaeorientalis) [PDF]

Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2019
Yangtze finless porpoise (Neophocaena asiaeorientalis asiaeorientalis) is a critically endangered freshwater cetacean dwelling in the Yangtze River and its adjoining lakes.
Yu-jiang Hao, Ghulam Nabi, Ghulam Nabi, Ghulam Nabi, Xiao-Jun Deng, Xiao-Jun Deng, Ding Wang   +6 more
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Adhesive Bowel Obstruction (ABO) in a Stranded Narrow-Ridged Finless Porpoise (Neophocaena asiaeorientalis sunameri) [PDF]

Animals, 2023
In this case report, we present a rare occurrence of a narrow-ridged finless porpoise (Neophocaena asiaeorientalis sunameri), discovered on the coast of Jeju Island, Republic of Korea, that was afflicted with adhesive bowel obstruction (ABO), a life ...
Sung Bin Lee, Adams Hei Long Yuen, Young Min Lee, Sang Wha Kim, Sunmin Kim, Cherry Tsz Ching Poon, Won Joon Jung, Sib Sankar Giri, Sang Guen Kim, Su Jin Jo, Jae Hong Park, Mae Hyun Hwang, Jong-pil Seo, Seongjun Choe, Byung Yeop Kim, Se Chang Park   +15 more
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Metatranscriptomic analyses of gut bacterial and viral communities in the critically endangered Yangtze finless porpoise (Neophocaena asiaeorientalis asiaeorientalis) under distinct environments [PDF]

Animal Microbiome
Background The Yangtze finless porpoise (YFP; Neophocaena asiaeorientalis asiaeorientalis) is a critically endangered freshwater cetacean, but little is known about the microbiota and the influencing factors.
Sanling Fan, Haizhou Liu, Yi Yan, Meng Xu, Xiaoling Wan, Yujiang Hao, Cheng Gong, Chaoqun Wang, Yuan Zhang, Di Liu, Jinsong Zheng, Jianjun Chen   +11 more
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