A Total Urine Collection Apparatus for Female Bison and Cattle

Fiber Degrading Microorganisms from Bison, Cattle-Bison Hybrids and Cattle

Validation of 15 microsatellites for parentage testing in North American bison, Bison bison and domestic cattle.

Fifteen bovine microsatellites were evaluated for use in parentage testing in 725 bison from 14 public populations, 178 bison from two private ranches and 107 domestic cattle from five different breeds. The number of alleles per locus ranged from five to 16 in bison and from five to 13 in cattle. On average, expected heterozygosity, polymorphism information content (PIC) and probability of excl...

Genetic variation and differentiation of bison (Bison bison) subspecies and cattle (Bos taurus) breeds and subspecies.

The genetic relationship of American plains bison (Bison bison bison) and wood bison (Bison bison athabascae) was quantified and compared with that among breeds and subspecies of cattle. Plains bison from 9 herds (N = 136), wood bison from 3 herds (N = 65), taurine cattle (Bos taurus taurus) from 14 breeds (N = 244), and indicine cattle (Bos taurus indicus) from 2 breeds (N = 53) were genotyped...

Complete mitochondrial DNA sequence analysis of Bison bison and bison-cattle hybrids: function and phylogeny.

Complete mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) genomes from 43 bison and bison-cattle hybrids were sequenced and compared with other bovids. Selected animals reflect the historical range and current taxonomic structure of bison. This study identified regions of potential nuclear-mitochondrial incompatibilities in hybrids, provided a complete mtDNA phylogenetic tree for this species, and uncovered evidence ...

Ureterocutaneous anastomosis. II. A new urine collection apparatus to prevent stricture.

The advantages of diversion of the urinary stream by cutaneous ureterostomy in certain selected cases are well established.1 Unfortunately the predisposition toward stricture at the cutaneous anastomosis has necessitated indwelling catheters in most cases.2 A number of ingenious surgical techniques have been devised35 to prevent this complication, some of which are very successful. The attendan...