Red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) and raccoon dogs (Nyctereutes procyonoides) as potential spreaders of Sarcocystis species [PDF]
Frontiers in Veterinary ScienceBackgroundSarcocystis includes a global group of apicomplexan parasites with two-host life cycle frequently circulating in wildlife and domestic hosts, including humans. Two of the most important wild terrestrial carnivores acting as definitive hosts are
Ondřej Máca +5 more
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Radiographic and echocardiographic evaluation in rescued Korean raccoon dogs (Nyctereutes procyonoides koreensis) [PDF]
Frontiers in Veterinary ScienceIntroductionNyctereutes procyonoides koreensis (Korean raccoon dog), a member of the Canidae family, is anatomically similar to dogs. Previous studies have used vertebral heart scale measurements to measure the cardiac size of Korean raccoon dogs on ...
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Influence of Food Resource Availability on the Activity Time of Raccoon Dogs (Nyctereutes procyonoides) in Urban Parks in Tokyo [PDF]
Ecology and EvolutionUrbanization results in the reduction and fragmentation of green spaces, which function as wildlife habitats. However, some wildlife has adapted to urbanization by changing their ecology and behaviors.
Shoya Sasaki, Takeshi Osawa
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Home ranges of raccoon dogs in managed and natural areas.
PLoS ONE, 2017 Knowledge of space use is central to understand animals' role in ecosystems. The raccoon dog Nyctereutes procyonoides is considered as one of the most influential alien mesopredator species in Europe, having the potential to cause loss of local ...
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Mannan oligosaccharides improve the fur quality of raccoon dogs by regulating the gut microbiota [PDF]
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2023 Yuan C +6 more
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Roadkills as a Method to Monitor Raccoon Dog Populations [PDF]
Animals, 2021 The raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides) is one of the most frequently killed species on Lithuanian roads. As an invasive species, up-to-date knowledge of population size, trends and spatial distribution is critically important both for species assessment and for the planning of control measures.
Linas Balčiauskas +3 more
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The raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides) as a reservoir of zoonotic diseases in Denmark
International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife, 2021 Raccoon dogs have successfully invaded Europe, including Denmark. Raccoon dogs are potential vectors and reservoir hosts of several zoonotic pathogens and thus have the potential for posing a threat to both human and animal health.
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Seroprevalence of antibodies to Neospora caninum in dogs and raccoon dogs in Korea [PDF]
The Korean Journal of Parasitology, 2003 Neospora caninum is an important cause of abortion in cattle, and dogs are its only known definitive host. Its seroprevalence among domestic urban and rural dogs and feral raccoon dogs (Nyctereutes procyonoides koreensis) in Korea was studied by indirect fluorescent antibody test (IFAT) and by the neospora agglutination test (NAT), respectively ...
Jae-Hoon, Kim +7 more
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Maternal immunity against rabies in raccoon dogs [PDF]
Acta Veterinaria Hungarica, 2001 The objective of the study was to examine possible maternally transferred antibodies (maAb) against rabies in raccoon dogs. Ten cubs born from a rabiesimmune animal were bled on days 31, 36, 43, 50, 57 and 64 post partum. The geometric mean titres of the cubs were 1.19, 1.18, 0.45, 0.25, 0.25 and 0.16 IU/ml, respectively. Up to 36 days post partum maAb
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Nyctereutes terblanchei: The raccoon dog that never was [PDF]
South African Journal of Science, 2012 Fossils of the raccoon dog (genus Nyctereutes) are particularly rare in the African PlioPleistocene record, whilst the sole living representative, Nyctereutes procyonoides, is found in eastern Asia and parts of Europe. In southern Africa, only one fossil species of raccoon dog has been identiied – Nyctereutes terblanchei. N.
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