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Blood Parasites and Health Status of Hibernating and Non-Hibernating Noctule Bats (Nyctalus noctula)

Microorganisms, 2022
Co-existence of bats with a wide range of infectious agents relates to their co-evolutionary history and specific physiology. Here, we examined blood samples collected during hibernation and the post-hibernation period to assess the influence of ...
Petr Linhart, Hana Bandouchova, Jan Zukal, Jan Votýpka, Vojtech Baláž, Tomas Heger, Vendula Kalocsanyiova, Aneta Kubickova, Monika Nemcova, Jana Sedlackova, Veronika Seidlova, Lucie Veitova, Anton Vlaschenko, Renata Divinova, Jiri Pikula   +14 more
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Increasing Animal Cognition Research in Zoos [PDF]

Zoo Biology, 2021
AbstractAnimal cognition covers various mental processes including perception, learning, decision-making and memory, and animal behavior is often used as a proxy for measuring cognition. Animal cognition/behavior research has multiple benefits; it provides fundamental knowledge on animal biology and evolution but can also have applied conservation and ...
Garcia-Pelegrin, Elias, Clark, Fay, Miller, Rachael   +2 more
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Effects of isoflurane and sevoflurane alone and in combination with butorphanol or medetomidine on the bispectral index in chickens

BMC Veterinary Research, 2021
Background The bispectral index (BIS) is an anaesthesia monitoring technique able to assess the level of central nervous system depression in humans and various animal species. In birds, it has been validated in chickens undergoing isoflurane anaesthesia.
Maria Luisa Velasco Gallego, Olga Martin Jurado, Jean-Michel Hatt   +2 more
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Higher antibody titres against Pseudogymnoascus destructans are associated with less white-nose syndrome skin lesions in Palearctic bats

Frontiers in Immunology, 2023
IntroductionSerological tests can be used to test whether an animal has been exposed to an infectious agent, and whether its immune system has recognized and produced antibodies against it.
Jiri Pikula, Jiri Pikula, Jiri Brichta, Veronika Seidlova, Vladimir Piacek, Jan Zukal   +5 more
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Case report: Filarial infection of a parti-coloured bat: Litomosa sp. adult worms in abdominal cavity and microfilariae in bat semen

Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2023
BackgroundFilarial infections have been understudied in bats. Likewise, little is known about pathogens associated with the reproductive system in chiropterans.
Jiri Pikula, Vladimir Piacek, Hana Bandouchova, Marie Bartlova, Sarka Bednarikova, Romana Burianova, Ondrej Danek, Ondrej Danek, Petr Jedlicka, Sarka Masova, Monika Nemcova, Veronika Seidlova, Katerina Zukalova, Jan Zukal   +13 more
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Phagocyte activity reflects mammalian homeo- and hetero-thermic physiological states

BMC Veterinary Research, 2020
Background Emergence of both viral zoonoses from bats and diseases that threaten bat populations has highlighted the necessity for greater insights into the functioning of the bat immune system.
Jiri Pikula, Tomas Heger, Hana Bandouchova, Veronika Kovacova, Monika Nemcova, Ivana Papezikova, Vladimir Piacek, Renata Zajíčková, Jan Zukal   +8 more
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Pakistan Zoo Visitors’ Perceptions toward Zoos and Large Native Carnivores

Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens, 2022
A primary goal of zoos is to educate their visitors about global conservation efforts. Studying visitors’ perceptions and attitudes towards captive and wild endangered species helps target conservation messaging. This is especially important in countries,
Abid Ali, Sehrish Mehmood, Ishtiaq Ullah, Eduardo J. Fernandez, Muhammad Numan Khan, Mujeeb Ullah, Kiran Saleem, Muhammad Osama, Fahad Shahzad, Sarah L. Spooner   +9 more
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Development, diagnosis and therapy of ketosis in non-gravid and non-lactating Guinea pigs

BMC Veterinary Research, 2020
Background Ketosis is a metabolic disorder often triggered by anorexia in animals fed on high energy diets. Although mostly described in pregnant female guinea pigs, under the name of pregnancy toxicosis; there is limited information on ketosis in males ...
Nicole S. Schmid, Marcus Clauss, Udo Hetzel, Barbara Riond, Monika Bochmann, Jean-Michel Hatt   +5 more
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Widespread Behavioral Responses by Mammals and Fish to Zoo Visitors Highlight Differences between Individual Animals

Animals, 2020
The impact that humans have on zoo animals can vary based on the species of animal, exhibit design, and individual differences in behavioral responses.
Sarah A. Boyle, Nathan Berry, Jessica Cayton, Sarah Ferguson, Allesondra Gilgan, Adiha Khan, Hannah Lam, Stephen Leavelle, Isabelle Mulder, Rachel Myers, Amber Owens, Jennifer Park, Iqra Siddiq, Morgan Slevin, Taylor Weidow, Alex J. Yu, Steve Reichling   +16 more
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Young children's perspectives of time: New directions for co‐constructing understandings of quality in ECEC

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView., 2023
Abstract Children's relationship with time in preschools is an under‐researched area. Young children rarely know how to measure time using a clock, but their experiences of time may contribute to understanding children's well‐being and debates about quality in preschools.
Kristín Dýrfjörð, Anna Magnea Hreinsdóttir, Adrijana Visnjic‐Jevtic, Alison Clark   +3 more
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