Conducting successful mini-invasive laparotomy assisted artificial insemination in African Lion(Panthera leo) [PDF]
BMC Veterinary ResearchAssisted reproductive technologies (ART), including artificial insemination (AI), represent promising tools for the conservation of genetic resources of vulnerable wild felid species.
Behrang Ekrami +3 more
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Dystocia and Cesarean Section in a Lioness (Panthera leo) [PDF]
Iranian Journal of Veterinary Surgery, 2023 A four-year-old pregnant African lioness with dystocia was referred to the university teaching hospital. History-taking revealed the parturition had started four hours ago, but the cubs couldn't come out due to incomplete dilation of the cervix.
Mostafa Darestani Farahani +4 more
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Perioperative dobutamine infusion in an African lion (Panthera leo). [PDF]
J Vet Med SciLaparoscopic ovariectomy under general anesthesia was planned in a 10-year-old, 146 kg, apparently healthy female African lion (Panthera leo). The lion was immobilized via intramuscular darts containing midazolam (0.033 mg/kg), medetomidine (50 µg/kg) and ketamine (2.5 mg/kg), and intubated using an endotracheal tube (16 mm internal diameter).
Shin D, Jeong Y, Yeon S, Lee I, Son WG.
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Comparative morphology and postnatal ontogeny of the bony labyrinth in Pantherinae (Felidae, Carnivora) with special emphasis on the lion [PDF]
Vertebrate Zoology, 2022 The bony labyrinth (inner ear) of mammals reveals systematic as well as morphofunctional information. However, detailed knowledge of bony labyrinth morphology and ontogeny in Pantherinae, that comprise some of the most iconic mammals, is still pending ...
Mathias Wirkner +2 more
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Variation in craniomandibular morphology and sexual dimorphism in pantherines and the sabercat Smilodon fatalis. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2012 Sexual dimorphism is widespread among carnivorans, and has been an important evolutionary factor in social ecology. However, its presence in sabertoothed felids remains contentious.
Per Christiansen, John M Harris
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Frontiers in Microbiology, 2022 Intestinal microbes are important symbiotes in the gastrointestinal tract of mammals, which are affected by food, environment, climate, genetics, and other factors.
Lei Chen +7 more
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Serosurvey of Smooth Brucella, Leptospira spp. and Toxoplasma gondii in Free-Ranging Jaguars (Panthera onca) and Domestic Animals from Brazil. [PDF]
, 2015 This study investigated the exposure of jaguar populations and domestic animals to smooth Brucella, Leptospira spp. and Toxoplasma gondii in the Cerrado, Pantanal and Amazon biomes of Brazil.
de Morais, Zenaide Maria +11 more
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Humans disrupt access to prey for large African carnivores
eLife, 2020 Wildlife respond to human presence by adjusting their temporal niche, possibly modifying encounter rates among species and trophic dynamics that structure communities.
Kirby L Mills, Nyeema C Harris
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Preliminary assessment of illegal hunting by communities adjacent to the northern Gonarezhou National Park, Zimbabwe [PDF]
, 2011 Illegal hunting of wildlife is a major issue in today’s society, particularly in tropical ecosystems. In this study, a total of 114 local residents from eight villages located in four wards adjacent to the northern Gonarezhou National Park, south-eastern
Gandiwa, E.
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Biliary cystadenoma in a lion (Panthera leo)
Brazilian Journal of Veterinary Pathology, 2022 Animals in human care often exceed the life expectancy of animals in the wild when they have veterinarian followups, no competition for space or food, and continuous care.
Thiago Gallo Bizari +2 more
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