Pattern of parasite egg shedding by European bison (Bison bonasus) in the Białowieża Primeval Forest, Poland

2016 ◽  
Vol 61 (3) ◽  
pp. 179-186 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marta Kołodziej-Sobocińska ◽  
Anna M. Pyziel ◽  
Aleksander W. Demiaszkiewicz ◽  
Tomasz Borowik ◽  
Rafał Kowalczyk
Keyword(s):  
Bison Bison ◽  
European Bison ◽  
Bison Bonasus ◽  
Primeval Forest ◽  
Białowieża Primeval Forest

The Annual Cycle of Shedding Eimeria Oocysts by European Bison (Bison bonasus) in the Bialowieza Primeval Forest, Poland

2011 ◽  
Vol 97 (4) ◽  
pp. 737-739 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna M. Pyziel ◽  
Rafal Kowalczyk ◽  
Aleksander W. Demiaszkiewicz
Keyword(s):  
Annual Cycle ◽  
Bison Bison ◽  
European Bison ◽  
Bison Bonasus ◽  
Primeval Forest ◽  
Białowieża Primeval Forest

Stanisław Batys Gorski’s botanical research in the Białowieża Primeval Forest during the 1820s

2021 ◽  
Vol 48 (2) ◽  
pp. 325-336
Author(s):  
A. Ričkienė ◽  
P. Daszkiewicz ◽  
A. Fedotova ◽  
T. Samojlik
Keyword(s):  
Critical Evaluation ◽  
Bison Bison ◽  
European Bison ◽  
Bison Bonasus ◽  
Field Surveys ◽  
Primeval Forest ◽  
Forage Plants ◽  
Vilnius University ◽  
Botanical Research ◽  
Białowieża Primeval Forest

The first scientific description of the flora of the Białowieża Primeval Forest (Puszcza Białowieska) was published in 1829 in Stanisław Batys Gorski’s paper “O roślinach żubrom upodobanych, jakoteż innych w puszczy Białowiezkiey [About preferred plants of the European bison and other plants from the Białowieża Primeval Forest]”. This publication comprised the first critical evaluation of the plant species present in the forest based on several field surveys during 1822, 1823 and 1826 by Gorski, and it dismissed the popular hypothesis that the European bison ( Bison bonasus) survived there because some of its preferred forage plants were exclusively found in the forest. To assess the importance of Gorski’s contribution to studies on the flora of the Białowieża Primeval Forest, we critically evaluated all his materials on the topic, including manuscripts, plant specimens collected by Gorski now preserved in Vilnius University Herbarium and his published works, and also traced all mentions and references to Gorski’s studies in later botanical works devoted to the Białowieża Primeval Forest.

scholarly journals VIROLOGIC INVESTIGATIONS OF FREE-LIVING EUROPEAN BISON (BISON BONASUS) FROM THE BIALOWIEZA PRIMEVAL FOREST, POLAND

2002 ◽  
Vol 38 (3) ◽  
pp. 533-538 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kerstin Borchers ◽  
Jens Brackmann ◽  
Olaf Wolf ◽  
Michael Rudolph ◽  
Peter Glatzel ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Bison Bison ◽  
European Bison ◽  
Bison Bonasus ◽  
Free Living ◽  
Primeval Forest ◽  
Białowieża Primeval Forest

The first detection of the tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV) RNA in Dermacentor reticulatus ticks collected from the lowland European bison (Bison bonasus bonasus L.)

2016 ◽  
Vol 61 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Beata Biernat ◽  
Grzegorz Karbowiak ◽  
Joanna Stańczak ◽  
Aleksander Masny ◽  
Joanna Werszko
Keyword(s):  
Dermacentor Reticulatus ◽  
Encephalitis Virus ◽  
Bison Bison ◽  
European Bison ◽  
Bison Bonasus ◽  
Primeval Forest ◽  
Hard Ticks ◽  
Tick Borne Encephalitis ◽  
Tick Borne Encephalitis Virus ◽  
Białowieża Primeval Forest

AbstractTick borne encephalitis virus (TBEV) (Flaviviridae, Flavivirus) is the causative agent of tick-borne encephalitis (TBE), a potentially fatal neurological infection. The disease is endemic in a large region in Eurasia, where is transmitted mainly by hard ticks: Ixodes ricinus and I. persulcatus. It is known that also Dermacentor reticulatus is involved in a circulation of TBEV, but the knowledge of its importance in the TBE epidemiology is still insufficient. The Białowieża Primeval Forest is located in eastern Poland and it is a well-known endemic focus of tick-borne encephalitis. The aim of this study was to identify the prevalence of tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV) in Dermacentor reticulatus ticks collected from European bison (Bison bonasus bonasus), an important host of hard ticks in the Białowieża Primeval Forest. In the years 2008-2009, a total of 114 adult D. reticulatus ticks were collected from 7 European bison and examined individually for the presence of TBEV RNA using nested RT-PCR assay. Positive results were noted in 18.42% of ticks. This is the first record of TBEV infection in ticks collected from European bison.

Detection of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato DNA in the blood of wild bison from Białowieza Primeval Forest in eastern Poland

2014 ◽  
Vol 17 (4) ◽  
pp. 713-715 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ł. Adaszek ◽  
B. Dzięgiel ◽  
M. Krzysiak ◽  
M. Skrzypczak ◽  
M. Adaszek ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Borrelia Burgdorferi ◽  
Dna Amplification ◽  
Bison Bison ◽  
Borrelia Burgdorferi Sensu Lato ◽  
Bison Bonasus ◽  
Primeval Forest ◽  
16S Rna ◽  
Pcr Products ◽  
Białowieża Primeval Forest ◽  
16S Rna Gene

Abstract The aim of the present study was to investigate the occurrence of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato DNA in a group of 120 wild bison (Bison bonasus) from the Bialowieza Primeval Forest in eastern Poland. The PCR technique revealed the presence of 16S RNA of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato in the blood of 16 out of 120 examined animals. DNA amplification by means of primers SC1 and SC2 gave a product with a size of 300-bp. The sequences of the PCR products obtained showed 100% homology with each other and 100% homology with B. burgdorferi s.l. 16S RNA gene DQ111061. Results of this study suggest that wild bison are important in maintaining agents of Lyme borreliosis, and that studies of reservoir competence of this species are indicated.

scholarly journals Concentrations of zinc, cadmium and lead in the hoof horn of the European bison (Bison bonasus bonasus) / Zawartość cynku, kadmu i ołowiu w ścianie rogowej racicy żubra Europejskiego (Bison bonasus bonasus)

2015 ◽  
Vol 26 (3) ◽  
pp. 32-35
Author(s):  
Ewa M. Skibniewska ◽  
Michał Skibniewski ◽  
Tadeusz Kośla ◽  
Marta Kołnierzak
Keyword(s):  
Inductively Coupled Plasma ◽  
European Bison ◽  
Bison Bonasus ◽  
Primeval Forest ◽  
Inductively Coupled ◽  
Zinc Cadmium ◽  
Plasma Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Cadmium And Lead ◽  
Free Ranging ◽  
Białowieża Primeval Forest

Abstract The aim of the study was the assessment of zinc, cadmium and lead concentrations in the hoof horn of the European bison free ranging in Białowieża Primeval Forest. The investigation material comprised hoof samples collected from animals eliminated during annual selection. Animals were divided depending on gender (males and females). Metals content was determined using the inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry method (ICP-MS). Mean metals concentrations in hoof were: 114.1, 0.15 and 0.45 mg·kg-1 dry matter for zinc, cadmium and lead, respectively. A significantly correlated dependence at p ≤ 0.05 was observed between the zinc and lead content in the material studied. No statistically significant differences in the metals content were observed depending on gender. It can be stated, that zinc, cadmium and lead concentrations in the hoof wall of the European bison from Białowieża primeval forest are in the reference values determined for the hair coat of other ungulates species

scholarly journals Essential differences in the mineral status of free-ranging European bison Bison bonasus populations in Poland: The effect of the anthroposphere and lithosphere

2021 ◽  
Vol 757 ◽  
pp. 143926
Author(s):  
Daniel Klich ◽  
Ignacy Kitowski ◽  
Rafał Łopucki ◽  
Dariusz Wiącek ◽  
Wanda Olech
Keyword(s):  
Bison Bison ◽  
European Bison ◽  
Bison Bonasus ◽  
Mineral Status ◽  
Free Ranging
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