Publications

clinical experience at moose factory.		1974	4496870
morphological and ultrastructural studies of moose spermatozoa.		1973	4580957
student experience at moose factory.		1973	4705021
weights of moose in montana.		1973	4744941
student experience at moose factory.		2016	4787594
organochlorine residues in wild moose, idaho--1972.		1973	4790732
parelaphostrongylus tenuis (nematoda) and fascioloides magna (trematoda) in moose of southeastern manitoba.		1974	4817542
productivity dynamics of moose in estonia.		1974	4843919
the isolation of trypsin and elastase from moose pancreas (alces alces) by affinity chromatography on lima-bean protease inhibitor-sepharose resin.		1974	4854923
a bullet and a bull moose.		1969	4897364
moose fatality resulting from overextension of range.		1972	5007905
elaeophorosis in moose from montana.		1972	5049116
composition of adipose tissue triglycerides of the elk (cervus canadensis), caribou (rangifer tarandus groenlandicus), moose (alces alces), and white-tailed deer (odocoileus virginianus).		1971	5113546
moose (alces alces) milk. gross composition, fatty acid, and mineral constitution.		1970	5415435
moose sickness, a neurological disease of moose infected with the common cervine parasite, elaphostrongylus tenuis.		1967	5625413
serum protein electrophoresis of coreamnos americanus (mountain goat) and comparison of sera from canadian and alaskan alces alces (moose) and ovis dalli (sheep).		1968	5758870
an examination of wild moose exhibiting neurologic signs, in ontario.		1965	5889912
activation analysis of ungulate hair.	hair samples from the horse, elk, deer, moose, and antelope; subcutaneous tissue from the moose and antelope; and cast and living skin of the rattlesnake were activated by exposure to a neutron flux. the resulting products were studied by pulse-height analysis. differences in type and proportion of trace elements appear to be consistent within the species studied.	1966	5909779
histopathologic studies on cerebrospinal nematodiasis of moose in minnesota naturally infected with pneumostrongylus tenuis.		1966	5959405
fibre distribution and fibre diameters in two muscles of swedish moose (alces alces l.).	1. muscle samples from m. semitendinosus (s) and m. longissimus (l) were taken by autopsy, shortly after killing from 36 moose ranging approximately from 5 months to 6 yr of age. 2. the moose muscle contains three populations of fibres namely beta r, alpha r and alpha w. the muscles have a high proportion of beta r and alpha r fibres which indicates a dependence on oxidative metabolism for muscle function. 3. the moose have developed their ultimate fibre distribution at about the age of 5 months ...	1982	6126305
conglutinin, immunoconglutinins and heterophile antibodies in the sera of apparently healthy moose (alces alces) and caribou (rangifer tarandus) in quebec.	serum samples from apparently healthy wild populations of moose and caribou in the province of quebec, canada were screened for the presence of conglutinin (k), immunoconglutinins (iks) and heterophile antibodies. the conglutinating factor in moose and caribou sera was characterized utilizing the necessity of calcium ions for its reaction with sensitized sheep erythrocytes which had been alexinated with horse complement. the conglutinating substance in these animals did not require calcium ions ...	1982	6127416
serologic survey for selected microbial pathogens in alaskan wildlife.	antibodies to brucella spp. were detected in sera of seven of 67 (10%) caribou (rangifer tarandus), one of 39 (3%) moose (alces alces), and six of 122 (5%) grizzly bears (ursus arctos). antibodies to leptospira spp. were found in sera of one of 61 (2%) caribou, one of 37 (3%) moose, six of 122 (5%) grizzly bears, and one of 28 (4%) black bears (ursus americanus). antibodies to contagious ecthyma virus were detected in sera of seven of 17 (41%) dall sheep (ovis dalli) and five of 53 (10%) caribou ...	1983	6139490
morphological and histochemical observations on the duodenal glands of eight wild ungulate species native to north america.	the duodenal glands of the species examined (alces alces, ovis canadensis, cervus canadensis, oreamnos americanus, bison bison, antilocapra americana, odocoileus virginianas, odocoileus heminous) are confined primarily to the submucosa of the small intestine. in one species, the moose, a significant population of secretory tubules also is observed in the mucosa. the ducts of the duodenal glands pierce the overlying muscularis mucosae to empty most often independently into the intestinal lumen. t ...	1981	6171158
intracytoplasmic neuronal inclusions in the hippocampus of non-rabid moose, alces alces (l.).		1983	6196493
serologic survey for selected microbial agents in mammals from alberta, 1976.	blood samples were taken from humans and several species of free-ranging wild mammals from five different geographic areas of alberta, canada. sera were tested for antibody to eastern equine encephalitis (eee) virus, western equine encephalitis (wee) virus, st. louis encephalitis (sle) virus, powassan (pow) virus, the snowshoe hare (ssh) strain of the california group (cal) of viruses, northway (nor) virus, klamath (kla) virus, infectious bovine rhinotracheitis (ibr) virus, and two bacteria, bru ...	1981	6273600
beta-endorphin levels in blood from selected alaskan mammals.	blood samples were analyzed for beta-endorphin from 43 non-torpid black bear (ursus americanus), 8 torpid black bear, 3 non-torpid brown bear (ursus arctos), 14 moose (alces alces), 6 mountain goats (oreamnus americanus) and 30 steller sea lions (eumetopias jubatus). beta-endorphin levels were detected in all species sampled and there were no significant differences in levels among non-torpid black bear, brown bear and sea lions. also, no differences were detected between moose and mountain goat ...	1981	6279890
failure to transmit sarcocystis species from ox, sheep, goats, moose, elk, and mule deer to raccoons.		1983	6408956
development of sarcocystis alceslatrans dubey, 1980, in the small intestine of dogs.	laboratory-reared dogs were fed moose musculature infected with sarcocystis alceslatrans. these dogs shed sporocysts [15.6 x 11.4 microns (14.4 to 15.8 x 10.8 to 11.5)] 11 to 15 days after inoculation. the prepatent period was 10 to 14 days. two cats and 1 coyote that also ate infected moose musculature did not pass sporocysts. histologic examination of intestinal tissue from experimentally infected dogs revealed microgamonts, macrogametes, and oocysts. all stages were present in the lamina prop ...	1983	6416114
serologic studies on brucellosis, leptospirosis and tularemia in moose (alces alces) in quebec.	blood samples were obtained from 208 moose in la vérendrye and matane reserves and in laurentides park, quebec, canada. sera were tested for antibodies to brucella abortus, leptospira interrogans serovar ballum, canicola, grippotyphosa, hardjo, icterohaemorrhagiae and pomona, and francisella tularensis. fifteen sera contained evidence of prior exposure to f. tularensis. only one animal was a seroreactor to l. interrogans serovar grippotyphosa and none of them had antibodies to b. abortus.	1984	6429355
stercorarian trypanosomes from deer (cervidae) in germany.	twenty of 35 roe deer (capreolus capreolus), eight of 12 red deer (cervus elaphus), and nine of 21 fallow deer (cervus dama) but none of four moose (alces alces) examined from april to november 1983 were infected with trypanosomes. morphometric data of the bloodstream trypomastigotes from the three deer species differed significantly. this appears to be the first report of stercorarian trypanosomes from cervidae in the old world and the first description of representatives of the subgenus megatr ...	1984	6512728
levels of trace elements in liver from norwegian moose, reindeer and red deer in relation to atmospheric deposition.		1984	6524572
baseline body temperatures, heart rates, and respiratory rates of moose in alaska.	baseline body temperatures (bt), heart rates (hr) and respiratory rates (rr) were obtained from alaskan moose (alces alces gigas miller) at the moose research center (mrc), alaska. excitability, seasons and drugs influenced the values to varying degrees. excitability was the most influential factor. safe expected ranges were: bt 38.4 to 38.9 c, hr 70 to 91 beats/min (b/min), and rr 13 to 40 respirations/min (r/min). these ranges incorporated all seasons, a central nervous system depressant drug ...	1984	6530720
onchocerca lesions in moose (alces alces l.).	inflammatory discolorated granulomas occurred in 98% of investigated moose, 1.5 years of age or older. in moose calves no lesions were observed. the lesions were mainly located in tendineous tissues. predilection sites were the insertions of m. sartorius and m. semitendinosus at the tibia. lesions also occurred in peritendineous and subcutaneous tissues. the lesions were caused by onchocerca worms. the character of the inflammatory reaction was benign and onchocercal lesions in moose appeared to ...	2003	6531209
malignant catarrhal fever in a shira's moose (alces alces shirasi nelson).		1984	6541712
serologic and experimental investigations of contagious ecthyma in alaska.	serologic evidence of contagious ecthyma (ce) was found in domestic sheep (ovis aries), domestic goats (capra hircus), dall sheep (ovis dalli), and musk-ox (ovibos moschatus) in alaska. a moose (alces alces) calf and a caribou (rangifer tarandus) fawn were susceptible to experimental infection and both developed antibody titers as a result. ce virus was isolated from lesions of dall sheep which were involved in a natural outbreak of the disease.	1983	6644914
serologic evidence of arbovirus infections in humans and wild animals in alaska.	blood samples were collected from humans and several species of free-ranging wild animals in alaska. sera were tested for antibody to jamestown canyon (jc), snowshoe hare (ssh), northway (nor), klamath (kla), sakhalin (sak), great island (gi), and silverwater (sil) virus. jc antibody was found in 54% of 121 human, 89% of 97 bison (bison bison), 51% of 84 dall sheep (ovis dalli), 43% of 68 snowshoe hare (lepus americanus), and 3% of 33 arctic fox (alopex lagopus) sera. ssh antibody was found in 4 ...	1983	6644915
coyote as a final host for sarcocystis species of goats, sheep, cattle, elk, bison, and moose in montana.	tissues (1 kg) from sheep, goats, cattle, moose, bison, or elk naturally infected with sarcocystis species were fed to one to four sarcocystis-free coyotes and the number of sporocysts in feces and intestines were counted. all 12 coyotes fed naturally infected tissues shed sarcocystis in feces, with a prepatent period of 9 to 15 days. the four coyotes fed infected beef had 15, 25, 113, and 201 million sporocysts in their feces and intestines. the coyotes fed elk, moose, or bison had 2.5, 15, and ...	1980	6778270
sarcocystis in wild ungulates in alberta.	muscle samples from 557 wild ungulates in alberta, comprising seven species, were examined grossly and/or histologically for cysts of sarcocystis. sarcocystis was found in 100, 96, 94, 75, 75, 73, and 49% of the wapiti (cervus canadensis), moose (alces alces), bison (bison bison), mule deer (odocoileus hemionus), bighorn sheep (ovis canadensis), mountain goat (oreamnos americanus), and white-tailed deer (o. virginianus), respectively.	1980	6780701
sarcocystis species in moose (alces alces), bison (bison, bison), and pronghorn (antilocapra americana) in montana.	the transmission of sarcocystis spp from naturally infected moose, bison, and pronghorn was attempted in laboratory-raised coyotes and dogs. infected musculature from a moose was feed to a dog and a coyote, and 12 days later, both animals shed sporocysts. sporocysts were 14 to 17 x 8.5 to 10.5 micron (av 14.5 x 8.8). a coyote was fed muscle from a bison, and 11 days later, it shed sporocysts. the sporocysts were 14 to 16 x 9 to 11 micron (14.0 x 9.0). infected tissues from a pronghorn were fed t ...	1980	6782919
ultrastructure of the cyst wall and merozoites of sarcocystis from moose (alces alces) in alberta, canada.	two distinct types of cysts of sarcocystis from the musculature of moose (alces alces) were compared by electron microscopy. the fusiform type a cysts differed from the spherical type b cysts in the appearance and thickness of the primary cyst wall, organization of cyst interior, and the presence of a secondary cyst wall around type b. the respective merozoites also differed in size as well as in the number of rhoptries and diameter and arrangement of micronemes. comparison of the ultrastructure ...	1981	6797140
infectivity of sarcocystis spp. from bison, elk, moose, and cattle for cattle via sporocysts from coyotes.	bison bison (bison), cervus canadensis (elk), alces alces (moose), and bos taurus (cattle) musculature containing sarcocystis spp. cysts was fed to laboratory raised canis latrans (coyotes), sporocysts collected from the feces of coyotes fed musculature of each of the ruminant species were fed to four groups of three laboratory-raised domestic calves, respectively, to determine if sarcocystis spp. was transmissible from wild to domestic ruminants and if so, to compare clinical signs of infection ...	1982	6811717
abdominal hernia in a moose from alaska.		1983	6842739
a serological survey of antibodies against francisella tularensis in some swedish mammals.	tularemia occurs in sweden as an epizootic among the mountain hare. little is known about the occurrence of the disease in other animals in this country. for this reason serum samples from 28 cattle, 83 moose, 110 beavers and 97 mountain hares were investigated for the presence of antibodies against francisella tularensis. the antibody levels against f. tularensis found in moose and cattle were generally low and also in a low incidence. this indicates that these species are not susceptible to tu ...	1983	6878028
cysticerci of taenia ovis krabbei moniez, 1879, in the brain of moose, alces alces (l.) in maine.		1983	6887439
[teeth as a base for age determination in deer, moose and reindeer].		1981	6938925
[preventive dentistry. survey at cfb moose jaw].		1982	6951629
antibodies to the california group of arboviruses in animal populations of new brunswick.	wild and domestic animals of new brunswick were tested serologically for antibodies to the california group (cal) of arboviruses. deer (odocoileus virginianus) blood collected during 1976 showed 6 of 129 (4.7%) sera with neutralizing antibodies to the snowshoe hare strain (ssh) of cal. neutralization tests on moose (alces alces americana clinton) sera collected during 1979 indicated 94 of 127 (74%) with antibodies to ssh, 4 of 127 (3.2%) with antibodies to the jamestown canyon strain (jc) of cal ...	1982	7066765
antibodies to francisella tularensis in the snowshoe hare (lepus americanus struthopus) populations of nova scotia and prince edward island and in the moose (alces alces americana clinton) population of nova scotia.		1982	7093820
metastasizing renal adenocarcinoma in a moose.		1982	7097877
isolation of encysted toxoplasma gondii from musculature of moose and pronghorn in montana.	pieces of skeletal muscle from 43 mule deer, 34 elk, 4 white-tailed deer, 21 pronghorn, 7 moose, and 2 bison were examined for toxoplasma infection, by the acid-pepsin digestion technique. toxoplasma gondii was isolated from 1 moose and 1 pronghorn. the isolated strains of t gondii were of low virulence to mice.	1981	7224306
moose-motorcycle collisions.		1981	7254268
antibodies to the california group of arboviruses in the moose (alces alces americana clinton) population of nova scotia.	moose (alces alces americana clinton) blood collected by hunters during the 1977 and 1978 hunting seasons was tested for california group antibodies. hemagglutination inhibition (hi) tests using snowshoe hare virus (ssh) as antigen yielded 37.02% hi-positive sera. neutralization tests showed reactors reactors (67.5% positive) to ssh and classified six reactors as jamestown canyon virus (jc). this study reports the first finding of jc in a moose population; it also provides the first evidence of ...	1981	7317859
note on parasitic granulomas in the liver of swedish moose (alces alces l).		2003	7322866
further studies on trypanosomes in game animals in wyoming ii.	further studies on moose revealed trypanosomes in two captive moose (alces alces shirasi) and in 4 of 7 free-ranging moose in wyoming by blood culture. two free-ranging moose from utah were negative. one of two additional captive moose calves was positive for trypanosomes. trypanosomes also were detected in blood cultures of 8 of 39 american bison (bison bison) being brought into wyoming from nebraska. nineteen additional bison were negative for trypanosomes by blood cultures. identification of ...	1981	7338978
brucellosis in moose (alces alces). a serological survey in an open range cattle area of north central british columbia recently infected with bovine brucellosis.	a serological survey for brucella abortus antibodies in mature cow moose (alces alces) was made in an area of northcentral british columbia which recently had been heavily infected with bovine brucellosis and in which there was considerable intermixing of moose and range cattle. no evidence of brucella infection was found in the moose tested and it was concluded that they were probably not of great significance in the epidemiology of bovine brucellosis in the study area and were therefore unlike ...	1980	7363258
hammondia heydorni infection in sheep, goats, moose, dogs and coyotes.	the transmission of hammondia heydorni among sheep, goats, cattle, dogs and coyotes is described. oocysts of h. heydorni, obtained from dog faeces by feeding naturally infected goat meat, were fed to an experimental goat. after 312 days tissues from this animal were fed to 2 dogs. one dog, which received goat muscle, shed oocysts, whereas the other dog which received brain, spleen, kidneys, lungs and liver did not. oocysts from the dog fed goat muscle were fed to an experimental sheep. after 73 ...	1980	7422358
moose winter browsing patterns on clear-cuttings in northern ontario.		1980	7427827
experimental infection of mule deer with parelaphostrongylus tenuis.	six adult and three fawn mule deer (odocoileus hemionus) were experimentally infected with a range of 75-100 infective larvae of parelaphostrongylus tenuis. five of the six adult deer developed clinical signs of neurologic disease that terminated in paralysis between 35 and 80 days. the sixth deer developed slight signs of neurologic disease for 10 days, but recovered. all three mule deer fawns developed neurologic disease. adult meningeal worms were recovered from the subdural space of the spin ...	1980	7463606
anatomy of the moose craniomandibular joint (alces alces, linnaeus, 1758).	the craniomandibular joints (cmj) were investigated in 10 swedish mooses (eight cows: five 1-year-old, two two-year-old, and one 7-year-old) together with one bull moose (2 years) and a yearling. the cmjs, situated at a high distance from the occlusal plane of the tooth rows, comprised a temporal component, a disc and a condyle. the temporal component lacked a mandibular fossa as well as articular eminence. the joint surface was oval, almost flat and convex. the condyle had about two-thirds of i ...	1995	7472736
association of a retrovirus with a wasting condition in the swedish moose.	a wasting disease in moose (alces alces) has killed more than one thousand animals in a densely populated, limited geographical area in sweden. to investigate the cause, local environmental conditions were studied and infectious agents, mainly viruses, were looked for. a virus, identified as a retrovirus, has repeatedly been isolated from diseased animals by cocultivation of their leukocytes with fetal moose kidney cells. the virus has the characteristics of a member of the oncovirinae subfamily ...	1994	7518166
generation of mhc class ii diversity by intra- and intergenic recombination.	the occurrence and significance of recombination events in the generation of mhc class ii diversity were discussed. evidence that intragenic recombination has contributed to the generation of allelic diversity at a drb locus in the moose was presented. intergenic recombination (i.e. exchange of sequence information between nonallelic genes) is expected to be rare and only to play a minor role in the generation of class ii diversity. exchange of sequence information between the major isotypic for ...	1995	7558082
evolution of protamine p1 genes in mammals.	protamine p1 genes have been sequenced following pcr amplification from 11 mammals representing five major mammalian orders: rodentia (rat and guinea pig), carnivora (cat and bear), proboscidea (elephant), perissodactyla (horse), and artiodactyla (camel, deer, elk, moose, and gazelle). the predicted amino acid sequence for these genes together with previously reported sequences results in a data set of 25 different p1 genes and 30 different p1 amino acid sequences. the alignment of all these seq ...	1995	7643410
determination of aluminium in liver from reindeer, moose and sheep by electrothermal atomic absorption spectrometry.	aluminium in liver from reindeer, moose and sheep from the northeast part of norway was determined by graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrometry following digestion of the samples with nitric acid. the concentration of aluminium in the liver was markedly higher for reindeer than for moose and sheep; the median values obtained were 0.56 microgram g-1 al (wet wt.) for 101 reindeer, 0.06 microgram g-1 al for 72 moose and 0.09 microgram g-1 al for 40 sheep. the detection limit of the method was ...	1995	7644911
low major histocompatibility complex class ii diversity in european and north american moose.	major histocompatibility complex (mhc) genes encode cell surface proteins whose function is to bind and present intracellularly processed peptides to t lymphocytes of the immune system. extensive mhc diversity has been documented in many species and is maintained by some form of balancing selection. we report here that both european and north american populations of moose (alces alces) exhibit very low levels of genetic diversity at an expressed mhc class ii drb locus. the observed polymorphism ...	1995	7753793
influence of herbivory on caesium turnover in a forest ecosystem.	the effect of herbivory by bank vole (clethrionomys glareolus) and moose (alces alces) in relation to litterfall in a boreal forest is analysed. the main purpose is to estimate the relative importance of these processes for the transfer of caesium-137 to soil. biomasses of litterfall and food consumption were selected from different forest biotopes. the analysis of the input and output of caesium-137 in the vole and moose populations is based on mass balance calculations for caesium-137 in stead ...	1994	7839117
radiocaesium transfer to man from moose and roe deer in sweden.	studies of radiocaesium in the forest ecosystems in sweden resulted in aggregated transfer factors quantified for the transfer of 137cs from soil to moose and roe deer. these aggregated transfer factors were 0.02 m2 kg-1 for moose and 0.05 m2 kg-1 for roe deer. there seems to be no decrease in the 137cs activity concentrations in moose harvested in our research area and therefore we suggest the use of the physical half-life of 137cs (30 years) as the effective ecological half-life. the time-inte ...	1994	7839118
native canadians relocating for renal dialysis. psychosocial and cultural issues.	to examine the effects of relocation from remote native communities for dialysis treatment and explore the receptiveness of patients, caregivers, and their communities to establishing a local satellite dialysis unit. second, to examine the methodological issues inherent in a qualitative, cross-cultural study.	1994	7841825
residues of p,p'-dde in lake trout in little moose lake in new york state.	residues of p,p'-dde were found in lake trout sampled in 1993 from little moose lake located remotely in the adirondack region of new york state. length accounted for 81% of the variation in p,p'-dde concentration when the data was fit to an exponential model. the presence of p,p'-dde in the fish was believed due to its long persistence in the aquatic environment following applications of ddt in the 1950s for control of black flies and mosquitoes.	1994	7922150
erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae, serotype 17, septicemia in moose (alces alces) from algonquin park, ontario.	erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae septicemia was diagnosed in three of four moose found dead in algonquin provincial park, ontario, canada, in the spring of 1989. type 17 e. rhusiopathiae was isolated from liver, lung, kidney, and lymph nodes of affected animals, which were in poor body condition, and suffering hair loss associated with tick (dermacentor albipictus) infestations. microscopic lesions consisted of mild, multifocal, necrotizing myocarditis, sarcocystosis, and lymph node atrophy. the bac ...	1994	7933291
protostrongylidae in cervidae and ovibos moscatus: a clustering based on isoelectric focusing on nematode body proteins.	isoelectric focusing for protein separation and evaluation by unweighted pair group method with arithmetic averages (upgma) clustering was tested as an alternative to a morphological approach to taxonomical studies of the family protostrongylidae and the genus elaphostrongylus. these analyses revealed a close relationship among first stage protostrongylid larvae from roe deer, muskoxen and varestrongylus alces first stage larvae. furthermore, first stage larvae collected from moose faeces and ad ...	1994	7951396
moose soup shigellosis in alaska.	following a community gathering held in early september 1991, an outbreak of gastroenteritis occurred in galena, alaska. we conducted an epidemiologic investigation to determine the cause of the outbreak. a case of gastroenteritis was defined as diarrhea or at least 2 other symptoms of gastrointestinal illness occurring in a galena resident within a week of the gathering. control subjects included asymptomatic residents who either resided with an affected person or were contacted by us during a ...	1994	8048226
postpartum immobilization of adult female moose using xylazine, ketamine and yohimbine hydrochlorides.	twenty-two free-ranging adult female moose (alces alces) were immobilized with a 1:4 mixture of xylazine hydrochloride (xh) and ketamine hydrochloride (kh). mean (sd) dosages/animal for xh and kh were 419 (148) and 1565 (433) mg, respectively. mean (sd) induction time was 18.4 (9.7) minutes. reversal with yohimbine hydrochloride using a mean dosage of 83 mg/animal resulted in a mean (sd) recovery time of 22.8 (28.5) minutes.	1994	8151816
forensic application of repetitive dna markers to the species identification of animal tissues.	highly repetitive dna markers have been used for determining the species origin of animal tissues in cases of illegal commercialization and poaching of game animals. this approach has been used in cases involving white-tailed deer (odocoileus virginianus), moose (alces alces) and black bear (ursus americanus). digesting the dna with various restriction enzymes, agarose electrophoresis and staining with ethidium bromide revealed unique banding patterns for each species. these patterns have been u ...	1994	8195749
cerebellar abiotrophy in a moose (alces alces l) related to copper deficiency. a case report.		1994	8209814
seroepidemiology of coxiella burnetii among wildlife in nova scotia.	we used an indirect immunofluorescence assay to determine antibody titers to phase i and phase ii coxiella burnetii antigens in serum samples from a variety of wild animals in nova scotia. forty-nine percent of the hares, 16.5% of the moose, 7.1% of the raccoons, and 1.5% of the white-tailed deer tested had antibodies to phase i antigen. we conclude that there is extensive infection of the hare population by c. burnetii, with lesser degrees of infection of the moose, raccoon, and deer population ...	1993	8250101
naturally occurring brucella suis biovar 4 infection in a moose (alces alces).	a debilitated adult female moose (alces alces) shot east of the mackenzie river, northwest territories, canada, had large fluctuant masses over both carpi. only the forelimbs were available for examination. carpal pathology included bilateral bursitis and osteomyelitis of subjacent bone. in addition severe osteomyelitis with fractures was observed in the left lateral and right medial digits. brucella suis biovar 4 was isolated from the right medial first phalanx. this is believed to be the first ...	1993	8258861
giant hydatid lung cysts in the canadian northwest: outcome of conservative treatment in three children.	hydatid lung disease due to echinococcus granulosus in the canadian northwest and alaska is often asymptomatic and usually benign. we reviewed the course and outcome of three children with giant hydatid lung cyst seen over a 2-year period. all were north american indian children aged 9 to 12 years who presented with cough, fever, and chest pain. one had a rash. there was a history of exposure to domestic dogs who had been fed moose entrails in each case. chest x-rays showed solitary lung cysts w ...	1993	8308679
application of dna fingerprinting to enforcement of hunting regulations in ontario.	dna fingerprinting has been used in investigations of 40 cases of infractions of hunting regulations involving white-tailed deer (odocoileus virginianus) and moose (alces alces) in ontario. in most of these cases, individual-specific dna fingerprints obtained with the jeffrey's 33.15 multilocus probe were used to link the animal remains found at the illegal kill site to blood and tissue samples of the dead animal associated with a suspect. dna fingerprints from 27 white-tailed deer and 19 moose ...	1993	8426157
parelaphostrongylus tenuis in maine moose and the possible influence of faulty baermann procedures.	efficacy of cleaning baermann apparati was evaluated to determine if larvae are retained on glassware after evaluating white-tailed deer (odocoileus virginianus) fecal samples containing parelaphostrongylus tenuis. residual p. tenuis larvae were recovered from 7 (11.7%) of 60 baermann apparati cleaned with soap and tap water. of 295 moose (alces alces) fecal samples collected in central and northern maine, only one contained protostrongylid larvae. our data do not support the hypothesis that rec ...	1993	8445780
childbirth in the north. a qualitative study in the moose factory zone.	cree women from the moose factory zone were asked about their views on evacuation for childbirth. significant concerns cited were separation from children, loneliness, boredom, and the hospital accommodations. shopping, the medical staff and equipment, and the opportunity to visit relatives were considered positive factors. suggested improvements were to bring along family members, to provide alternative accommodation, and to have activities to occupy the time.	1993	8495136
[karyotype of moose (alces alces l.) from northeastern asia].		1993	8495204
forensic identification of ungulate species using restriction digests of pcr-amplified mitochondrial dna.	a survey of mitochondrial d-loop variation in 15 species of ungulates was conducted via amplification by the polymerase chain reaction followed by restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis. this survey included moose (alces alces), caribou (rangifer tarandus), mule deer (odocoileus hemionus hemionus), black-tailed deer (o. h. columbianus), white-tailed deer (o. virginianus), waipiti (cervus elaphus), pronghorn antelope (antilocapra americana), bighorn sheep (ovis canadensis), stone's she ...	1995	8522926
[the systems organization of the breeding behavior of the moose in its natural habitat].	the complex organisation of moose sexual interrelations in natural environment is analysed from the systems point of view. to achieve the useful result--the well-timed fertilization of the all matured females on the given territory by the most strongest males--every year in autumn the multiorganismic system of interaction is formed, including the correspondent behavioural activities of local receptive females and males of different strength and different age. this system includes the sub-system ...	2006	8525679
investigation, control and epizootiology of anthrax in a geographically isolated, free-roaming bison population in northern canada.	in july 1993 anthrax caused significant mortality in an isolated, free-ranging population of bison (bos bison athabascae) west of great slave lake in the northwest territories. there was no previous record of anthrax in this area. an emergency response was undertaken to reduce the scale of environmental contamination and dissemination of anthrax spores and hence to reduce the likelihood of future outbreaks. one-hundred-and-seventy-two bison, 3 moose (alces alces), and 3 black bear (ursus america ...	1995	8548686
survey of bioavailable selenium in sweden with the moose (alces alces l.) as monitoring animal.	liver tissues were collected from moose (alces alces l.) from the regular hunting seasons of 1981 and 1982. the material (from about 4300 animals) was stored at -20 degrees c at the national veterinary institute (sva). from this material, 2080 specimens from 12 counties representing 14 regions were analyzed for selenium. the counties included were norrbotten, västernorrland (northern region), uppsala, kopparberg, gävleborg, jämtland (central region), north and south kalmar (eastern region), hall ...	1995	8560217
application of a competitive elisa for the detection of bluetongue virus antibodies in llamas and wild ruminants.	a competitive enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (c-elisa), using a group-specific monoclonal antibody against bluetongue virus (btv), was applied to detect anti-btv antibodies in serum samples from two llamas (llama glama) experimentally infected with btv serotype 10. antibodies were detected in both llamas by 1 wk or 2 wk post-infection. antibodies to btv increased exponentially during the first 4 wk in both llamas and stabilized at an elevated level during the remaining 5-wk-period of the expe ...	1995	8592352
moose-motor vehicle collisions. an increasing hazard in northern new england.	to analyze the epidemiology and epizootiology of moose-motor vehicle collisions (mmvc) and outcomes in severely injured patients to identify variables that might be modified to reduce the impact of this mutually deleterious interspecies interaction.	1996	8615722
osteoporotic skull lesions in moose at isle royale national park.	osteoporotic lesions were evaluated in the skulls of moose (alces alces) collected in isle royale national park, michigan (usa), from 1958 to 1994. circular lesions which penetrated the outer table of the skull were distributed over the frontal and nasal bones asymmetrically in both sexes. about 32% of skulls recovered had some porotic lesions with slightly greater prevalence among males.	1996	8627919
the possible importance of wintering yards in the transmission of parelaphostrongylus tenuis to white-tailed deer and moose.	terrestrial gastropods were collected, 15 june to 25 november 1994, from beneath cardboard sheets on deer range in northeastern minnesota (usa) and examined individually for larvae of parelaphostrongylus tenuis, the meningeal worm of white-tailed deer (odocoileus virginianus). overall, 10 (0.08%) of 12,096 snails and slugs were infected with a mean (+/- sd) of 3.2 +/- 2.5 p. tenuis larvae. the prevalence of infection in gastropods was greater in a traditional deer wintering yard (seven of 4,401, ...	1996	8627933
experimental studies on brucella abortus in moose (alces alces).	four moose (alces alces) were inoculated conjunctivally with b. abortus biovar 1 to determine their susceptibility to brucellosis, and to describe the serology, bacteriology, hematology, clinical chemistry, and pathology associated with infection. all moose became infected. two moose were killed at day 70 post-exposure, one (83f) died acutely at day 85, and one was killed at day 166. none of the moose had clinical signs, except for 83f immediately before death. infected moose were readily detect ...	1996	8627944
[the use of bone morphogenetic proteins in delayed fracture healing, pseudoarthrosis and in ulna osteotomy carried out because of elbow joint diseases].	this study deals with the application of bone morphogenetic protein (bmp) as an osteoinductive factor in the treatment of fractures and elbow disease in the dog. partially purified canine bone morphogenetic protein (cbmp) was used in the repair of a delayed union fracture and a pseudoarthrosis. the cbmp was applied in biocoral and tricalciumphosphate carriers using a subcortical grafting method. two dogs suffering from incongruence and subluxation of the elbow joint were treated with a partially ...	1996	8650686
polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis: a simple method for species identification in food.	the polymerase chain reaction (pcr) technique was applied to meat species identification in marinated and heat-treated or fermented products and to the differentiation of closely related species. dna was isolated from meat samples by using a dna-binding resin and was subjected to pcr analysis. primers used were complementary to conserved areas of the vertebrate mitochondrial cytochrome b (cytb) gene and yielded a 359 base-pair (bp) fragment, including a variable 307 bp region. restriction endonu ...	1995	8664595
fluoride exposure in cervids inhabiting areas adjacent to aluminum smelters in norway. i. residue levels.	mandibular fluorine concentrations were determined in 1,425 red deer (cervus elaphus), 240 moose (alces alces), and 424 roe deer (capreolus capreolus) collected in norway from 1990 to 1993 in seven municipalities in which aluminum smelters are located, in eight neighboring municipalities, and in eight reference areas representing background levels. background fluorine concentration was significantly correlated with age in all three species. roe deer had the highest mean background fluorine level ...	1996	8722253
fluoride exposure in cervids inhabiting areas adjacent to aluminum smelters in norway. ii. fluorosis.	mandibles from 1104 red deer (cervus elaphus), 147 moose (alces alces), and 453 roe deer (capreolus capreolus), collected between 1990 and 1993 in the vicinity of seven norwegian aluminum smelters, were examined for dental fluorotic and osteofluorotic lesions. the metacarpal or metatarsal bones from 214 of these cervids also were evaluated. dental fluorotic lesions occurred in all three cervid species. prevalence of dental fluorosis was generally low at the various locations, with the exception ...	1996	8722254
use of ethnographic methods for applied research on diabetes among the ojibway-cree in northern ontario.	this article presents the results of applied ethnographic research aimed at developing a community-based diabetes prevention program in an isolated ojibway-cree community in northern ontario. using qualitative techniques, the authors describe diabetes in its sociocultural context and underlying belief systems that affect related activity and dietary behaviors. local concepts of food and illness are dichotomized into "indian" and "white man's" groupings, with indian foods perceived as healthy and ...	1996	8841820
xenogeneic moose (alces alces) bone morphogenetic protein (mbmp)-induced repair of critical-size skull defects in sheep.	a standardized skull defect in adult sheep was used to test the healing capacity of xenogeneic, partially purified, moose-derived bone morphogenetic protein (mbmp) extracted from the fresh long bones of moose (alces alces) calves. an amount of 52 mg of mbmp mixed with 13 mg of purified type iv collagen (5:1) (mbmp/col) in gelatin capsules was implanted into six 22-mm-diameter skull defects in adult sheep for comparison with six defects implanted with fresh autogenous bone marrow (bm) and six oth ...	1996	8872228
[chromosomal differentiation of moose (alces)].		1996	8924861
composites of bone morphogenetic protein (bmp) and type iv collagen, coral-derived coral hydroxyapatite, and tricalcium phosphate ceramics.	few studies have been performed to investigate the characteristics of native bone morphogenetic protein (bmp). we derived 5.85 g of native moose bmp from 102 kg of fresh moose bone and performed chromatographic studies to characterise its structure. we found the bmp molecule to have a molecular weight of 11-700 kda. to investigate the ideal local delivery system for bmp we used porous discs as a carrier. these were implanted into 132 mice. the volume of new bone formed was evaluated by means of ...	1996	8930726
low blood lead levels in northern ontario - what now?	to assess the extent of childhood lead exposure and provide guidance for public health efforts to reduce exposure in northern communities in ontario.	2013	8932473
partial purification and characterization of bone morphogenetic protein from bone matrix of the premature moose (alces alces): degradation of bone-inducing activity during storage.	in spite of the advances in recombinant techniques in the production of bone morphogenetic proteins (bmps), the best clinical results so far have been obtained with human and animal source-extracted bmps. also, the poor availability of recombinant products gives rise to continued research with different extracted and purified proteins. in a search for a new source of bone-matrix-derived bmp with high osteoinductive activity, bmp was extracted from fresh bone matrix of the premature moose (alces ...	1996	8954322