Members of the canid family – e.g. domestic dog Canis familiaris, wolf Canis lupus, red fox Vulpes vulpes and raccoon dog Nyctereutes procyonoides – share a wealth of parasite species. Nowadays, the diversity of the parasitic fauna of domestic dogs is reduced by antiparasitic medications and disposal of faeces, but a thriving population of wild foxes can host even rare parasite species. Finnish...

Background: The glutathione S-transferase (GST) family of metabolising enzymes plays an important role in the detoxification of mutagens and carcinogens. The expression of many of these cancer susceptibility enzymes is genetically polymorphic. An increased frequency of GST-null genotypes has been associated with several malignancies. Objective: To investigate the rate of GSTT1 and GSTM1 null ge...

Fascioliasis has medical and veterinary importance in Iran. Human Fascioliasis had been limited to just ectopic cases or sporadic reports before 1988. In this year an outbreak of human fascioliasis was reported from Gilan province and peak of this epidemy was seen in spring 1989. Considering 100000 population of Bandar-e-Anzali total infected cases was estimated between 9800 and up to 20000 ...

This scientific report has been prepared in response to a request for urgent scientific and technical assistance under Art 31 of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002, in relation to possible mitigation measures to prevent introduction and spread of African swine fever virus (ASFV). It was requested to assess the feasibility to drastically reduce the wild boar population by hunting or by the use of traps...

In 1994 and 1995, 233 different wild pigs were captured during population research at seven research sites focused primarily in the coastal regions of central and northern California. Mark-resight data and information on wild pig movements were used to assess wild pig population densities at those sites. Population densities ranged from 1.01 wild pigs/km in Mendocino County in 1994 to 3.32 wild...

The feral mink population in Denmark consists of two groups animals: born the wild and that have recently escaped from farms. aims this study were to: (1) estimate reproductive performance mortality Danish (wild-born) farms (captive-born); (2) discuss likelihood a self-sustaining wild-born Denmark; (3) model relationship between pulp cavity width age mink. During 2018, 247 caught sent for necro...

Studies of genetic diversity and genetic population structure are critical for the conservation and management of endangered species. The Chinese sucker Myxocyprinus asiaticus is a vulnerable monotypic species in China, which is at a risk of decline owing to fluctuations in effective population size and other demographic and environmental factors. We screened 11 microsatellite loci in 214 indiv...