Genetic Characteristics and Prognosis for Existence of the European Bison Free-Living Population Created in the Orlovskoe Poles'e National Park

2004 ◽  
Vol 40 (3) ◽  
pp. 295-299
Author(s):  
I. P. Belousova ◽  
K. A. Smirnov ◽  
V. D. Kasmin ◽  
I. V. Kudryavtsev
Keyword(s):  
National Park ◽  
European Bison ◽  
Free Living ◽  
Genetic Characteristics

scholarly journals Ante-mortem and post-mortem tuberculosis diagnostics in three European Bison from the enclosure in Bukowiec in the Bieszczady National Park in Poland

2017 ◽  
Vol 73 (10) ◽  
pp. 642-646 ◽  
Author(s):  
Krzysztof Anusz ◽  
Blanka Orłowska ◽  
Monika Krajewska-Wędzina ◽  
Ewa Augustynowicz-Kopeć ◽  
Michał Krzysiak ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Bovine Tuberculosis ◽  
Lower Respiratory Tract ◽  
National Park ◽  
Complete Blood Count ◽  
Throat Swab ◽  
European Bison ◽  
Post Mortem ◽  
Free Living ◽  
Interferon Gamma Release Assays ◽  
Tuberculin Testing

The ante-mortem diagnostics of tuberculosis in wildlife constitutes a major problem due to the difficulties in collecting samples for examination. Therefore, tuberculosis in free-living animals is usually diagnosed post mortem. Ante-mortem examinations for bovine tuberculosis (BTB) were conducted in three European bison living in an acclimatisation enclosure in Bukowiec in the Bieszczady National Park in Poland. The reason for performing these examinations was the documented contact between the aforementioned animals and tuberculous European bison from a free-living herd present in the area. The three European bison were pharmacologically immobilised. Next, their blood samples were collected for immunological studies (interferon-gamma release assays), complete blood count and blood biochemistry tests. Moreover, bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) fluid from the lower respiratory tract, two nasal cavity swabs and one throat swab were taken from each animal. Tuberculin testing was also performed. The findings of all these examinations indicated the possible infection of the European bison with the tubercle bacillus. Ultimately, the decision was taken to euthanize the animals.

Noninvasive Tuberculosis Screening in Free-Living Primate Populations in Gombe National Park, Tanzania

EcoHealth ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 139-144 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tiffany M. Wolf ◽  
Srinand Sreevatsan ◽  
Randall S. Singer ◽  
Iddi Lipende ◽  
Anthony Collins ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
National Park ◽  
Free Living ◽  
Tuberculosis Screening ◽  
Gombe National Park

scholarly journals NECROBACILLOSIS IN FREE-LIVING MALE EUROPEAN BISON IN POLAND

2000 ◽  
Vol 36 (2) ◽  
pp. 248-256 ◽  
Author(s):  
Willi Jakob ◽  
Hans-Dieter Schröder ◽  
Michael Rudolph ◽  
Zbigniew A. Krasiński ◽  
Matgorzata Krasińska ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
European Bison ◽  
Free Living

scholarly journals Genetic characteristics of Apodemus speciosus at Akiyoshidai Quasi-National Park in Yamaguchi Prefecture

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hiroyuki Imai ◽  
Hiroshi Tanaka ◽  
Taiki Matsuo ◽  
Seto Miho ◽  
Sumito Matsuya ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
National Park ◽  
Radiation Effects ◽  
Continuous Monitoring ◽  
Small Rodent ◽  
Apodemus Speciosus ◽  
Genetic Characteristics ◽  
Model Animal ◽  
Western Japan ◽  
Eastern Japan ◽  
Type Chromosome

The large Japanese field mouse (Apodemus speciosus) is a small rodent endemic to Japan. The mice have a genetic characteristic in which the number of chromosomes differs between those from western Japan and those from eastern Japan. A. spesiosus, found throughout Japan, is used as a model animal for geogenetics and monitoring of radiation effects of wildlife. In this present study, to elucidate the genetic characteristics of the mice Akiyoshidai Quasi-National Park in Yamaguchi Prefecture, we investigated mitochondrial DNA and chromosome numbers. As a result, A. speciosus from Yamaguchi Prefecture were classified into the Honshu-Shikoku-Kyushu group and had a western Japan-type chromosome set of 2n=46; however, some Yamaguchi Prefecture mice formed a genetic cluster in Yamaguchi Prefecture, suggesting that continuous monitoring is needed to reveal the dynamics of genetic diversity.

scholarly journals ANTIBODIES AGAINST MYCOPLASMA BOVIGENITALIUM IN FREE-LIVING EUROPEAN BISON (BISON BONASUS) WITH BALANOPOSTHITIS

2002 ◽  
Vol 38 (4) ◽  
pp. 760-763 ◽  
Author(s):  
Svenja Thiede ◽  
Joachim Spergser ◽  
Renate Rosengarten ◽  
Willi Jakob ◽  
Wolf Jürgen Streich ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Bison Bison ◽  
European Bison ◽  
Bison Bonasus ◽  
Free Living

scholarly journals Tetanus in a free-living Hippopotamus Hippopotamus Amphibius Capensis from the Kruger National Park

Koedoe ◽  
1980 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
V De Vos ◽  
B. D De Klerk
Keyword(s):  
National Park ◽  
Kruger National Park ◽  
Polluted Water ◽  
Intraspecific Aggression ◽  
Way Of Life ◽  
Free Living ◽  
Clostridium Tetani ◽  
Ample Opportunity ◽  
Close Proximity ◽  
Hippopotamus Amphibius

Tetanus in a free-living hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius) from the Kruger National Park is described. The animal exhibited the classical tetanus symptomatology, the most salient clinical features being trauma (skin wounds) associated with exaggerated response of voluntary muscles to trivial stimuli, muscular spasms, general muscular rigidity, trismus, prolapsed third eye-lid and the preservation of consciousness. It is conjectured that the hippo's semi-aquatic way of life with its close proximity to dung-polluted water and an innate intraspecific aggression amongst males which often leads to fighting and trauma, should provide ample opportunity for infection with Clostridium tetani.

The role of multiple stressors in ranavirus-caused amphibian mortalities in Acadia National Park wetlands

2010 ◽  
Vol 88 (1) ◽  
pp. 108-121 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. K. Gahl ◽  
A.J.K. Calhoun
Keyword(s):  
National Park ◽  
Multiple Stressors ◽  
Disease Incidence ◽  
Information Criterion ◽  
Acadia National Park ◽  
Free Living ◽  
Immune Systems ◽  
Physical Chemical ◽  
Components Analysis

Recent studies suggest that multiple sublethal stressors compromise amphibian immune systems and increase susceptibility to disease. We examined two aspects of multiple stressors and incidence of ranavirus-caused amphibian mortalities in free-living amphibian populations: (1) among-pond differences in physical, chemical, and biological stressors that may exacerbate mortality events, and (2) temporal changes in within-pond stressors that coincide with mortality events. At the among-pond scale, we used principal components analysis and logistic regression followed by Akaike’s information criterion (QAICc) to identify stressors associated with disease incidence. Of the stressors we investigated, aluminum, temperature, and conductivity were most correlated with outbreaks, but it was unclear whether they increased ranavirus-caused mortality events. Sublethal stressors were difficult to isolate in the field and few were significantly associated with ranavirus across all breeding ponds. Our results suggest that each wetland, because of varied physical, biological, and chemical settings, will have its own suite of stressors that sublethally affect amphibians.

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