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Animals, Volume 12, Issue 9

May-1 2022 - 174 articles

Cover Story: How ferrets are housed and the environmental enrichment provided can directly impact their health and wellbeing. Through an online survey reaching ferret caretakers from pet, laboratory, zoo, rescue, and working sectors, we describe ferret housing, enrichment, the enrichments ferrets most enjoy and those which may be problematic. From 754 responses, most ferrets were housed socially, and housing varied from single-level cages to free-range housing. Environmental enrichments ferrets reportedly enjoyed most were digging, tunnels, human interaction, and exploration. Scent trails were reported to be among the most enjoyable enrichments but were rarely provided. Problematic enrichment included rubber items, which could be chewed and swallowed, and narrow tunnels and fabrics trapping ferrets. Our results suggest all sectors have room to improve housing and enrichment to better ferret welfare. View this paper
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Articles (174)

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  • Open Access
17 Citations
4,044 Views
16 Pages

9 May 2022

Camera trapping and video recording are now ubiquitous in the study of animal ecology. These technologies hold great potential for wildlife tracking, but are limited by current learning approaches, and are hampered by dependence on large samples. Mos...

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  • Open Access
7 Citations
2,890 Views
11 Pages

Prevalence and Genotyping of Anaplasma phagocytophilum Strains from Wild Animals, European Bison (Bison bonasus) and Eurasian Moose (Alces alces) in Poland

  • Anna W. Myczka,
  • Stanisław Kaczor,
  • Katarzyna Filip-Hutsch,
  • Michał Czopowicz,
  • Elwira Plis-Kuprianowicz and
  • Zdzisław Laskowski

9 May 2022

Wild large ungulates, like European bison (Bison bonasus) and Eurasian moose (Alces alces), form an important part of the circulation of Anaplasma phagocytophilum, a Gram-negative, intracellular, tick-transmitted bacterium, in the natural environment...

  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
5,285 Views
14 Pages

Minor Sea Turtle Nesting Areas May Remain Unnoticed without Specific Monitoring: The Case of the Largest Mediterranean Island (Sicily, Italy)

  • Oleana Olga Prato,
  • Valentina Paduano,
  • Giulia Baldi,
  • Salvatore Bonsignore,
  • Gerlando Callea,
  • Carlo Camera,
  • Girolamo Culmone,
  • Stefania D’angelo,
  • Diego Fiorentino and
  • Gino Galia
  • + 10 authors

9 May 2022

Identifying coastal tracts suitable for sea turtle reproduction is crucial for sea turtle conservation in a context of fast coastal development and climate change. In contrast to nesting aggregations, diffuse nesting is elusive and assessing nesting...

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  • Open Access
13 Citations
4,390 Views
13 Pages

Partial Substitution of Fish Oil with Microalgae (Schizochytrium sp.) Can Improve Growth Performance, Nonspecific Immunity and Disease Resistance in Rainbow Trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss

  • Seunghan Lee,
  • Cheol-Oh Park,
  • Wonsuk Choi,
  • Jinho Bae,
  • Jiyoung Kim,
  • Sera Choi,
  • Kumar Katya,
  • Kang-Woong Kim and
  • Sungchul C. Bai

9 May 2022

The price of fish oil has reached a historical peak due to a consistent downward production trend, and therefore, the search for sustainable alternative sources has received great attention. This research was conducted to evaluate dietary micro-algae...

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  • Open Access
2,360 Views
12 Pages

RNA-Seq Analysis Reveals Expression Regulatory Divergence of W-Linked Genes between Two Contrasting Chicken Breeds

  • Hongchang Gu,
  • Liang Wang,
  • Xueze Lv,
  • Weifang Yang,
  • Yu Chen,
  • Kaiyang Li,
  • Jianwei Zhang,
  • Yaxiong Jia,
  • Zhonghua Ning and
  • Lujiang Qu

9 May 2022

The regulation of gene expression is a complex process involving organism function and phenotypic diversity, and is caused by cis- and trans- regulation. While prior studies identified the regulatory pattern of the autosome rewiring in hybrids, the r...

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  • Open Access
7 Citations
2,725 Views
9 Pages

9 May 2022

This study evaluated the effect of a plateau environment on the heart and liver oxidation state of Tibetan pigs (TPs) and DLY pigs through analyzing AMPK, p38 MAPK, and Nrf2 signaling pathways. Twelve 120-day-old TPs and twelve 120-day-old DLY pigs w...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
3,776 Views
18 Pages

9 May 2022

This study investigated the cardiopulmonary effects and pharmacokinetics of dexmedetomidine (DEX) used as an adjunctive analgesic for regional anesthesia of the oral cavity with levobupivacaine in anesthetized dogs. Forty dogs were randomly assigned...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
2,781 Views
11 Pages

Epidemiology and Genetic Diversity of Spirometra Tapeworm Isolates from Snakes in Hunan Province, China

  • Tengfang Gong,
  • Xiaoyi Su,
  • Fen Li,
  • Junlin He,
  • Shuyu Chen,
  • Wenchao Li,
  • Xinrui Xie,
  • Yisong Liu,
  • Xi Zhang and
  • Wei Liu

9 May 2022

Sparganosis, caused by the plerocercoid larvae of Spirometra tapeworms, is a public health hazard worldwide. The prevalence and genetics of sparganum from snakes remain unclear. In this study, we investigated the prevalence of sparganum infection in...

  • Article
  • Open Access
17 Citations
6,115 Views
22 Pages

8 May 2022

Asian elephants are endangered, and the long-term viability of the species depends on integrative approaches to address the sustainability of in-situ and ex-situ populations. Growing evidence shows that male elephants exhibit extensive and flexible s...

  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
4,640 Views
18 Pages

Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Primate Research and Conservation

  • Kim E. Reuter,
  • Seheno Andriantsaralaza,
  • Malene Friis Hansen,
  • Marni LaFleur,
  • Leandro Jerusalinsky,
  • Edward E. Louis,
  • Jonah Ratzimbazafy,
  • Elizabeth A. Williamson and
  • Russell A. Mittermeier

8 May 2022

There is evidence to suggest that the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic may hamper our achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Here, we use non-human primates as a case study to examine the impacts of COVID-19 on the abili...

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