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Symmetric Dimethylarginine is a Promising Biomarker for the Early Detection of Age-Related Kidney Dysfunction in Zoo Felids

Acta Veterinaria, 2022
Chronic renal failure is one of the leading causes of death in African lions, cheetahs, and tigers. Conventional methods to measure renal dysfunction include measuring serum creatinine and blood urea nitrogen (BUN).
Youn Soong-Hee, Efladl Ahmed K., Chung Myung-Jin, Jung Eun, Shin Ki-Yong, Shin Hyeon-Joo, Yang Joon-Young, Heo Kwang-Seok, Chung Dong-Hee, Yim Jae-Hyuk, Son Ji-Yoon, Lee Eun-Joo, Hong Il-Hwa, Jeong Kyu-Shik   +13 more
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First report of a severe nasopulmonary acariasis caused by Orthohalarachne diminuata Doetschman, 1944 (Acari: Halarachnidae) in a captive South American sea lion (Otaria flavescens Shaw, 1800)

International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife, 2022
Obligatory endoparasitic mites of the genera Halarachne Allman, 1847 and Orthohalarachne Newell, 1947 (Acari: Halarachnidae) parasitize different segments of the respiratory tract of marine mammals, including pinnipeds and sea otters, and infestations ...
David Ebmer, Edwin Kniha, Verena Strauss, Anna Kübber-Heiss, Lukas Komornik, Folko Balfanz, Stephan Hering-Hagenbeck, Julia Walochnik, Ulrich Gärtner, Heinrich Prosl, Anja Taubert, Thomas Voracek, Carlos Hermosilla   +12 more
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Diversity of selected toll-like receptor genes in cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus) and African leopards (Panthera pardus pardus)

Scientific Reports
The anthropogenic impact on wildlife is ever increasing. With shrinking habitats, wild populations are being pushed to co-exist in proximity to humans leading to an increased threat of infectious diseases.
René Meißner, Prudent Mokgokong, Chantelle Pretorius, Sven Winter, Kim Labuschagne, Antoinette Kotze, Stefan Prost, Petr Horin, Desire Dalton, Pamela A. Burger   +9 more
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Year after year: Recurrent Toxocara vitulorum infections in American bison (Bison bison) calves in a zoo

International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife
Toxocara vitulorum (Nematoda: Ascaridida) is a common parasite of cattle and buffaloes in tropical and subtropical regions and the causative agent of toxocarosis in calves.
David Ebmer, Maria Sophia Unterköfler, Zoë Tess Lara Lindhorst, Perrine Keiser, Simone Haderthauer, Stephan Hering-Hagenbeck, Anja Joachim   +6 more
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„Zielone miasto” atrakcji, zwierzęta i nowoczesność. Powstanie warszawskiego ogrodu zoologicznego w odrodzonej Polsce

Adeptus, 2018
A “green city” – attractions, animals and modernity: The establishment of the Warsaw Zoological Garden in independent Poland The article describes the history of establishing the Warsaw Zoological Garden in independent Poland after the First World War,
Karolina Wróbel-Bardzik
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A Model for Accurate Determination of Environmental Parameters in Indoor Zoological and Botanical Gardens Supporting Efficient Species Management

Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens, 2022
The detailed evaluation of environmental parameters can be a great tool for the optimal selection and location of vegetable species, not only in vegetable production facilities and greenhouses but also in zoological and botanical gardens, which ...
León Latif Corral-Pesquera, Jonathan García-Manchón, Pablo Morón-Elorza   +2 more
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Urban parks: an outline of São Paulo and its potentialities for tourism

GEOUSP: Espaço e Tempo, 2001
The intellectual, scientific and technological developments obtained by humanity produced cities under several civilizations and cultures th at transform ed the nature in urban environm ent which have environm ental and social problems.
Yuri Tavares Rocha
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Social behaviour and dominance in a group of female domestic Bactrian camels (Camelus bactrianus) kept in a zoo: a preliminary study

The European Zoological Journal
Literature on the camelid behavioural biology is relatively scarce, and Bactrian camels are especially understudied in terms of their behaviour. The aim of this study was to investigate social behaviour and dominance in domestic Bactrian females.
M. T. Górecki, I. Głoczkowski, M. Pikosz   +2 more
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Trypanosoma cruzi infection in Leontopithecus rosalia at the Reserva Biológica de Poço das Antas, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil [PDF]

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2000
Wild golden lion tamarins (Leontopithecus rosalia) -- endangered primates that are native to the Brazilian Atlantic coastal forest -- were surveyed for the presence of Trypanosoma cruzi with the use of Giemsa-stained blood smears, hemocultures and an ...
Cristiane V Lisboa, James Dietz, Andrew J Baker, Nédia N Russel, Ana M Jansen   +4 more
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Mycobacteroides chelonae-abscessus group infection in a Paraguayan rainbow boa (Epicrates crassus)

Brazilian Journal of Veterinary Pathology, 2023
Paraguayan rainbow boa (Epicrates crassus) is widely distributed in the central portion of South America, threatened by human actions, and commonly maintained as a pet or in scientific collections.
Sarah Raquel Jesus Santos Simões, Eduardo Ferreira-Machado, Jamile Macedo Garcia, Ticiana Brasil Ervedosa, Pedro Enrique Navas-Suárez, Isis Paixão de Jesus, Julia de Carvalho, Gabrielle Fernanda Pereira da Silva Gagliotti, Rodrigo Albergaria Ressio, Cinthya dos Santos Cirqueira, Ketlyn Bolsachini Figueiredo, Ana Carolina Souza Ramos de Carvalho, Thaís Eleonora Madeira Butti, Rodrigo Hidalgo Friciello Teixeira, André Luiz Mota da Costa, Maraya Lincon Silva, Mayara Grego Caiaffa, Cassia Regina Ramos Gonzaga, Flora Nogueira Matos, Juliana Mariotti Guerra, Natália Coelho Couto de Azevedo Fernandes   +20 more
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