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Encephalitozoon cuniculi Infection of Domestic Rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus) in Slovenia between 2017 and 2021

open access: yesPathogens, 2023
Encephalitozoon cuniculi is a microsporidial parasite that primarily infects domestic rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus). It is the causative agent of encephalitozoonosis, a disease with an internationally recognized seroprevalence among rabbits. This study
Maruša Škrbec   +7 more
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Diastolic and Systolic Longitudinal Myocardial Velocities of Healthy Racing Pigeons (Columba livia f. domestica) Measured by Tissue Doppler Imaging

open access: yesVeterinary Sciences, 2021
Tissue Doppler imaging (TDI) is a noninvasive sonographic method of acquiring and quantifying myocardial velocities. This technique is used in human and small animal medicine to diagnose cardiac diseases.
Marko Legler   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Pangolins in eastern Nepal: trade and ethno-medicinal importance

open access: yesJournal of Threatened Taxa, 2015
Pangolin populations are declining globally due to illicit trade for meat and ethno-medicinal practices. We performed semi-structured interviews to analyze scenario of trade activities and documented the ethno-medicinal importance of pangolins in four ...
Hem Bahadur Katuwal   +4 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Monitoring of Organochlorine Pesticide and Polychlorinated Biphenyl Residues in Common Swifts (Apus apus) in the Region of Hannover, Lower Saxony, Germany

open access: yesVeterinary Sciences, 2021
The use of pesticides is associated with the decline of several avian species. In this study, we monitored the organochlorine contaminants in common swifts (Apus apus) in the years 2016 to 2018.
Warakorn Tiyawattanaroj   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

High Trypanosoma spp. diversity is maintained by bats and triatomines in Espírito Santo state, Brazil [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
The aim of this study was to reevaluate the ecology of an area in the Atlantic Forest, southeast Brazil, where Chagas disease (CD) has been found to occur.
Costa, Leonora Pires   +10 more
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The influence of anaesthesia with isoflurane on the pulmonary and aortic blood flow of Racing Pigeons (Columba livia f. domestica) measured by pulsed wave Doppler echocardiography [PDF]

open access: yesOpen Veterinary Journal, 2019
Doppler echocardiographic examinations are an important technique for evaluating the blood flow also in avian cardiology. The influence of anaesthesia on the blood flow in the heart is in detail unknown for most avian species.
Marko Legler   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Health Status and Stress in Different Categories of Racing Pigeons

open access: yesAnimals, 2021
The influence of different stress parameters in racing pigeon flocks, such as the presence of diseases and environmental conditions at the time of the races, were described.
Marjan Kastelic   +12 more
doaj   +1 more source

Evaluation of Welfare in Commercial Turkey Flocks of Both Sexes Using the Transect Walk Method

open access: yesAnimals, 2021
The study was conducted between March and September 2019 in six meat-type turkey flocks with similar management standard procedures using the transect walk method. The concept of the method is based on visual observation of the birds while slowly walking
Nina Mlakar Hrženjak   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Canary Bornavirus (Orthobornavirus serini) Infections Are Associated with Clinical Symptoms in Common Canaries (Serinus canaria dom.)

open access: yesViruses, 2022
While parrot bornaviruses are accepted as the cause of proventricular dilatation disease (PDD) in psittacine birds, the pathogenic role of bornaviruses in common canaries is still unclear.
Monika Rinder   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

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