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Analysis of volatiles from feces of released Przewalski’s horse (Equus przewalskii) in Gasterophilus pecorum (Diptera: Gasterophilidae) spawning habitat [PDF]

Scientific Reports, 2021
The absolute dominant species that infests wild population of Przewalski’s horse (Equus przewalskii) is Gasterophilus pecorum, and feces of released Przewalski’s horse, a habitat odor, plays an important role in mating and ovipositing locations of G ...
Ran Zhou, Jianming Yang, Ke Zhang, Yingjie Qi, Wei Ma, Zhenbiao Wang, Make Ente, Kai Li   +7 more
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Community Composition and Diversity of Intestinal Microbiota in Captive and Reintroduced Przewalski’s Horse (Equus ferus przewalskii) [PDF]

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2019
Large and complex intestinal microbiota communities in hosts have profound effects on digestion and metabolism. To better understand the community structure of intestinal microbiota in Przewalski’s horse (Equus ferus przewalskii) under different feeding ...
Yimeng Li, Ke Zhang, Yang Liu, Kai Li, Defu Hu, Torsten Wronski   +5 more
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An Update on Status and Conservation of the Przewalski’s Horse (Equus ferus przewalskii): Captive Breeding and Reintroduction Projects [PDF]

Animals, 2022
This review summarizes studies on Przewalski’s horse since its extinction in the wild in the 1960s, with a focus on the reintroduction projects in Mongolia and China, with current population status. Historical and present distribution, population trends,
Mardan Aghabey Turghan, Zhigang Jiang, Zhongze Niu   +2 more
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First report of four rare strongylid species infecting endangered Przewalski’s horses (Equus ferus przewalskii) in Xinjiang, China [PDF]

Parasites & Vectors, 2023
Background The Przewalski's horse (Equus ferus przewalskii) is the only surviving wild horse species in the world. A significant population of Przewalski's horses resides in Xinjiang, China.
Huiping Jia, Sijia Gao, Liping Tang, Yajun Fu, Yu Xiong, Make Ente, Shalitanati Mubalake, Changliang Shao, Kai Li, Defu Hu, Dong Zhang   +10 more
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Biological response to Przewalski’s horse reintroduction in native desert grasslands: a case study on the spatial analysis of ticks [PDF]

BMC Ecology and Evolution
Background Reintroduction represents an effective strategy for the conservation of endangered wildlife, yet it might inadvertently impact the native ecosystems.
Yu Zhang, Jiawei Liu, Ke Zhang, Anqi Wang, Duishan Sailikebieke, Zexin Zhang, Tegen Ao, Liping Yan, Dong Zhang, Kai Li, Heqing Huang   +10 more
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Drug efficacy of ivermectin against primary nematodes parasitizing captive Przewalski’s horse (Equus ferus przewalskii) after ten years of annually treatment [PDF]

Helminthologia, 2020
Reintroduction of endangered species to natural habitat is considered as an important tool for conservation. The effect of drug management on captive population of reintroduced species is largely neglected.
Tang L., Xiu Y., Yan L., Cui Y., Ma X., Ente M., Zhang Y., Li K., Zhang D.   +8 more
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Water Use Patterns of Sympatric Przewalski's Horse and Khulan: Interspecific Comparison Reveals Niche Differences. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2015
Acquiring water is essential for all animals, but doing so is most challenging for desert-living animals. Recently Przewalski's horse has been reintroduced to the desert area in China where the last wild surviving member of the species was seen before it
Yongjun Zhang, Qing S Cao, Daniel I Rubenstein, Sen Zang, Melissa Songer, Peter Leimgruber, Hongjun Chu, Jie Cao, Kai Li, Defu Hu   +9 more
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Assessment of Adaptation Status of Reintroduced Equus Przewalskii Based on Comparative Analysis of Fecal Bacteria with Those of Captive E. Przewalskii, Domestic Horse and Mongolian Wild Ass [PDF]

Animals, 2022
Intestinal microbiota play an important role in the survival of the host. However, no study to date has elucidated the adjustment of intestinal microbiota of the host during rewilding.
Dini Hu, Chen Wang, Make Ente, Ke Zhang, Dong Zhang, Xuefeng Li, Kai Li, Hongjun Chu   +7 more
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Endangered Przewalski’s Horse, Equus przewalskii, Cloned from Historically Cryopreserved Cells [PDF]

Animals
Cloning from historically cryopreserved cells offers a potential means to restore lost genetic variation or increase the representation of particular lineages within bottlenecked species, provided such biobanked materials are archived for such genetic ...
Ben J. Novak, Oliver A. Ryder, Marlys L. Houck, Kelcey Walker, Lexie Russell, Blake Russell, Shawn Walker, Sanaz Sadeghieh Arenivas, Lauren Aston, Gregg Veneklasen, Jamie A. Ivy, Klaus-Peter Koepfli, Anna Rusnak, Jaroslav Simek, Anna Zhuk, Andrea S. Putnam, Ryan Phelan   +16 more
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Refining the evolutionary tree of the horse Y chromosome [PDF]

Scientific Reports, 2023
The Y chromosome carries information about the demography of paternal lineages, and thus, can prove invaluable for retracing both the evolutionary trajectory of wild animals and the breeding history of domesticates.
Elif Bozlak, Lara Radovic, Viktoria Remer, Doris Rigler, Lucy Allen, Gottfried Brem, Gabrielle Stalder, Caitlin Castaneda, Gus Cothran, Terje Raudsepp, Yu Okuda, Kyaw Kyaw Moe, Hla Hla Moe, Bounthavone Kounnavongsa, Soukanh Keonouchanh, Nguyen Huu Van, Van Hai Vu, Manoj Kumar Shah, Masahide Nishibori, Polat Kazymbet, Meirat Bakhtin, Asankadyr Zhunushov, Ripon Chandra Paul, Bumbein Dashnyam, Ken Nozawa, Saria Almarzook, Gudrun A. Brockmann, Monika Reissmann, Douglas F. Antczak, Donald C. Miller, Raheleh Sadeghi, Ines von Butler-Wemken, Nikos Kostaras, Haige Han, Dugarjaviin Manglai, Abdugani Abdurasulov, Boldbaatar Sukhbaatar, Katarzyna Ropka-Molik, Monika Stefaniuk-Szmukier, Maria Susana Lopes, Artur da Câmara Machado, Valery V. Kalashnikov, Liliya Kalinkova, Alexander M. Zaitev, Miguel Novoa‐Bravo, Gabriella Lindgren, Samantha Brooks, Laura Patterson Rosa, Ludovic Orlando, Rytis Juras, Tetsuo Kunieda, Barbara Wallner   +51 more
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