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Diagnosis of gastrointestinal parasites in reptiles: comparison of two coprological methods [PDF]

, 2014
BACKGROUND: Exotic reptiles have become increasingly common domestic pets worldwide and are well known to be carriers of different parasites including some with zoonotic potential.
Failing, Klaus, Globokar Vrhovec, Majda, Hermosilla, Carlos, Pantchev, Nikola, Rossier, Christophe, Wolf, Denis   +5 more
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Community Attitudes to Tortoises (Gepchelone pardalis babcocki) and thier Conservation in Northern Tanzania [PDF]

, 1998
A survey of local attitudes to tortoises and their conservation was conducted in Robanda and Mto wa Mbu in northern Tanzania between October 1994 and March 1995. Leopard tortorises damaged crops in Rbanda village, Serengeti District.
KABIGUMILA, Jonathan
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First record of hard tick species, Hyalomma marginatum marginatum and H. marginatum rufipes (Acari: Ixodidae), as probable vectors of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus, from the spur-thighed tortoise, Testudo graeca (Reptilia: Testudinidae), SE Iran

Persian Journal of Acarology, 2019
Ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) are one of the most successful and widespread vectors of zoonotic pathogens of medical interest. Most ticks use a wide spectrum of vertebrate hosts, including tortoises.
Moslem Adeli-Sardou, Kourosh Azizi, Aboozar Soltani, Mohammad Djaefar Moemenbellah-Fard   +3 more
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Salt and water balance after sweat loss: A study of Bikram yoga

Physiological Reports, Volume 8, Issue 22, November 2020., 2020
A large amount of water and salt is lost in sweat during 90 min of Bikram yoga. This fluid loss produced a volume depletion of the extracellular fluid compartment rather than dehydration or disturbance in the body electrolyte levels. The lost fluid will be restored with salt in the diet over the next 24 hr.
Hasan Alrefai, Shannon L. Mathis, Sarah M. Hicks, Aleksandra I. Pivovarova, Gordon G. MacGregor   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Captive reptile mortality rates in the home and implications for the wildlife trade [PDF]

, 2015
The trade in wildlife and keeping of exotic pets is subject to varying levels of national and international regulation and is a topic often attracting controversy.
A Hailey, A Herrel, A Nuno, AC Smart, BB Chomel, C Hoover, C Schutz, C Warwick, DA Pike, David L. Roberts, E Check, E Toland, EM Katz, F Andreone, FAV St John, Freya A. V. St. John, GJ Lensvelt-Mulders, H Newing, I Gordon, I Scharf, J Hutton, JA Lyons, Jan S Suchodolski, Janine E. Robinson, JE Robinson, JH Razafimanahaka, JJC New, JK Webb, K Lawrence, K Lawrence, K Lawrence, K Pollock, KB Karsten, M Auliya, M Engler, MF King, R Bustard, R Tacutu, Richard A. Griffiths, S Ashley, S de Volder, S Gupta, S Haitao, S Masin, S O'Brien, SE Baker, SL Warner, V Lahaut   +47 more
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Mice, scats and burials: unusual concentrations of microfauna found in human burials at the Neolithic site of Catalhoyuk, Central Anatolia [PDF]

, 2012
Three human burials were found at Çatalhöyük that contained large microfaunal assemblages. Taphonomic analysis demonstrated that many of these elements had passed through the digestive tract of a small carnivore, indicating that the microfauna entered ...
Jenkins, Emma L.
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Mitochondrial haplotype diversity in the tortoise species Testudo graeca from North Africa and the Middle East

BMC Evolutionary Biology, 2005
Background To help conservation programs of the endangered spur-thighed tortoise and to gain better insight into its systematics, genetic variation and evolution in the tortoise species Testudo graeca (Testudines: Testudinidae) was investigated by ...
Zorgdrager Fokla, Ballasina Donato LP, van der Kuyl Antoinette C   +2 more
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Disease Monitoring in Endangered Spur-thighed Tortoises in Armenia

Journal of Innovative Solutions for Eco-Environmental Sustainability
The health status of reptiles is important for effective conservation and disease control in wild populations. This study represents the first comprehensive investigation of pathogens affecting wild populations of the endangered Spur-thighed tortoise (Testudo graeca, VU, IUCN) in Armenia. In 2023-2024 we collected 32 individuals of T. graeca ibera from
Arakelyan, Marine, Harutyunyan, Tehmine, Dombrovskaya, Yana, Corti, Claudia, Cianferoni, Fabio, Marenzoni, Maria Luisa   +5 more
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Pathogenic Rickettsia in ticks of spur-thighed tortoise (Testudo Graeca) sold in a Qatar live animal market [PDF]

, 2019
The dissemination of vector arthropods harbouring zoonotic pathogens through the uncontrolled transboundary trade of exotic and pet animals poses an important threat to Public Health.
Alho, A.M., Amorim, I., Barradas, P.F., Cardoso, L., De Sousa, R., Ferreira, P., Gärtner, F., Lima, C., Mesquita, J.R.   +8 more
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EVALUATION OF COMMERCIAL TORTOISE AND TURTLE FEEDS [PDF]

, 2022
Captive chelonians should be fed a natural diet to achieve a growth rate similar to that of free-ranging animals. A wide range of commercially formulated foods dedicated to chelonians is available.
Andrásofszky, Emese, Hetényi, Nikoletta   +1 more
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