Social Relationships of Captive Bachelor Przewalski’s Horses and Their Effect on Daily Activity and Space Use [PDF]
AnimalsUnderstanding social relationships in at-risk species held in captivity is vital for their welfare and potential reintroduction. In social species like the Przewalski’s horse (Equus ferus przewalskii), daily time allocation and space use may be ...
Anastasiia Nykonenko +2 more
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Genetic Diversity and Population Structure of Dülmen Wild, Liebenthal and Polish Konik Horses in Comparison with Przewalski, Sorraia, German Draught and Riding Horses [PDF]
AnimalsThe objective of the present study was to analyze the genetic diversity, individual-based assessment of population structure, and admixture in the Dülmen wild horse population in comparison to warmblood, coldblood, and primitive horse populations.
Silke Duderstadt, Ottmar Distl
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Unraveling the distinctive gut microbiome of khulans (Equus hemionus hemionus) in comparison to their drinking water and closely related equids [PDF]
Scientific ReportsThe microbial composition of host-associated microbiomes is influenced by co-evolutionary interactions, host genetics, domestication, and the environment.
Víctor Hugo Jarquín-Díaz +9 more
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Extinct in the Wild to Endangered: the History of Przewalski’s Horse ( Equ - us ferus przewalskii ) and its Future Conservation [PDF]
Mongolian Journal of Biological Sciences, 2005 This paper summarises published research on Przewalski’s horse, Equus ferus przewalskii . Biology of the species is described, as well as its history in the wild and in captivity. Reintroduction efforts at Takhiin Tal and Hustai National Park
Sarah R. B. King
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Przewalski’ s Horse ( Equus ferus przewalskii ) Re-intr oduction in the Great Gobi B Strictly Protected Area: from Species to Ecosystem Conservation [PDF]
Mongolian Journal of Biological Sciences, 2007 The Przewalski’s horse ( Equus ferus przewalskii Po ljakov , 1881), or “T akhi” in Mongolian, became extinct in the wild by the mid 1960’ s. The last recorded sightings of Przewalski’s horses occurred in the Dzungarian Gobi desert in SW
P. Kaczensky +5 more
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Rethinking the evidence for early horse domestication at Botai
Scientific Reports, 2021 Despite its transformative impact on human history, the early domestication of the horse (Equus caballus) remains exceedingly difficult to trace in the archaeological record.
William Timothy Treal Taylor +1 more
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BMC Ecology and Evolution, 2021 Background The dominant Gasterophilus species in the desert steppe (Xinjiang, China) Gasterophilus pecorum poses a serious threat to the reintroduced Przewalski’s horses. We investigated the distribution pattern of G. pecorum eggs in June 2017.
Heqing Huang +7 more
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Nature Conservation Research: Заповедная наука, 2019 The results of multi-year parasitological studies of the Przewalski's horse Equus ferus przewalskii from Askania Nova Biosphere Reserve, Ukraine (1972–2018) and from Orenburg State Nature Reserve, Russia (2015–2018) are presented. Multi-year coprological
Natalya S. Zvegintsova +2 more
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Origin and spread of Thoroughbred racehorses inferred from complete mitochondrial genome sequences: Phylogenomic and Bayesian coalescent perspectives. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2018 The Thoroughbred horse breed was developed primarily for racing, and has a significant contribution to the qualitative improvement of many other horse breeds.
Sook Hee Yoon +5 more
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Nature Conservation Research: Заповедная наука, 2019 The Przewalski's horse Equus ferus przewalskii is the only wild representative of the subgenus true horses left in the world. This article discusses the history of projects on the reintroduction of the Przewalski's horse in Russia and compares two ...
Rafilia T. Bakirova, Tatjana L. Zharkikh
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