Publications
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| immunocontraception of captive exotic species: v. prolonged antibody titers in dall sheep (ovis dalli dalli) and domestic goats (capra hircus) immunized with porcine zona pellucida. | native porcine zona pellucida (pzp) immunocontraception has been used to inhibit fertility in more than 80 species of ungulates, although the duration of contraception efficacy varies among species in both perissodactyla and artiodactyla. this study examined anti-pzp antibody titers in dall sheep and domestic goats at the milwaukee county zoo, and also himalayan tahr and armenian mouflon sheep at the san diego zoo safari park, and, for comparison, altai wapiti, lowland wisent, javan banteng, and ... | 2013 | 24437081 |
| the first detection of nematodes ashworthius sidemi in elk alces alces (l.) in poland and remarks of ashworthiosis foci limitations. | ashworthius sidemi, a nematode belonging to the family of trichostrongylidae, is a primary parasite of the asian deer, mainly sika deer (cervus nippon), with which it was introduced to ukraine, as well as slovakia, the czech republic and france. migrating red deer carried this parasite from neighboring countries to polish territory. until now, in poland, this parasite has been recorded in european bison, red deer, roe deer and fallow deer. as a result of post-mortem examinations of 10 elk, 2 of ... | 2013 | 24338312 |
| movements of european bison (bison bonasus) beyond the białowieża forest (ne poland): range expansion or partial migrations? | the european bison is the largest terrestrial mammal in europe. after extinction in the wild at the beginning of the twentieth century, it was re-introduced to białowieża forest and other woodlands in eastern europe. in this paper, we analysed the movements of european bison beyond the continuous woodlands of the białowieża forest (ne poland) between 1964 and 2010. in total, 1,117 direct observations of bison were collected. the number of males moving out of the forest fluctuated during the stud ... | 2013 | 24244043 |
| defecation rate in captive european bison, bison bonasus. | data on the digestive characteristics of european bison, bison bonasus (l.), are needed for studies of their role as the largest extant herbivore in europe and a potential keystone species of the temperate forest ecosystem. very little published data are available, particularly on the defecation rate which affects population estimates from dropping counts and also the individual seed deposition rate. we gathered data from a captive bison group kept at the show reserve of the białowieża national ... | 2013 | 24244042 |
| the arteries of brain base in species of bovini tribe. | studies were conducted on 78 preparations of head and brain arteries in four species of bos genus, that is in domestic cattle (n = 59), including 22 foetuses (crl 36.5-78.5 cm), in banteng (bos javanicus, n = 3), yak (bos mutus f. grunniens, n = 2), american bison (bison bison, n = 4), and european bison (bison bonasus, n = 10). the comparative analysis permitted to demonstrate a similar pattern of brain base arteries in the studied animals. in the studied species, blood vessels of the arterial ... | 2013 | 24106047 |
| first detection of schmallenberg virus in elk (alces alces) indicating infection of wildlife in białowieża national park in poland. | schmallenberg virus (sbv) rna was detected in the serum of an elk (alces alces) calf captured on the outskirts of białowieża national park (bnp) in december 2012, and shortly afterwards the calf died of acute bronchopneumonia. serum samples from 169 animals, including bison, red and fallow deer, originating from eight locations situated in four polish provinces, were tested for the presence of sbv-specific antibodies between 2011 and 2013. although no antibodies were found in samples collected u ... | 2013 | 24021421 |
| malignant catarrhal fever: an emerging disease in the african buffalo (syncerus caffer). | within the tribe bovini in the subfamily bovinae, the water buffalo (bubalus bubalis), american bison (bison bison), european bison (bubalus bonasus) and yak (bos grunniens) are recognized as species highly susceptible to malignant catarrhal fever (mcf). in contrast, the lack of reports describing clinical mcf in the african buffalo (syncerus caffer) whether free ranging or captive has led to a perception that african buffaloes are resistant to mcf. during the last decade, several cases of mcf i ... | 2015 | 23957274 |
| co-expression pattern of dopamine beta-hydroxylase (dβh) and neuropeptide y (npy) within sympathetic innervation of ovary and umbilical cord of the european bison (bison bonasus l.). | co-expression of dopamine β-hydroxylase (dβh) and neuropeptide y (npy) has never been examined in ovary (ov) and umbilical cord (uc) of the european bison (eb), the endangered wild species. the ov and uc samples were harvested from seasonally eliminated eb females (45-120 days post coitum). frozen histological sections were examined by double fluorescent immunohistochemistry (df-ihc), using the primary mouse anti-dβh monoclonals and rabbit anti-npy polyclonals and then the immunocomplexes were v ... | 2013 | 23928217 |
| in vitro development of bison embryos using interspecies somatic cell nuclear transfer. | interspecies somatic cell nuclear transfer (interspecies scnt) has been explored in many domestic and non-domestic animal species. however, problems arise during the development of these embryos, which may be related to species-specific differences in nuclear-cytoplasmic communication. the objectives of this study were to investigate the possibility of producing bison embryos in vitro using interspecies scnt and assess the developmental potential of these embryos. treatment groups consisted of c ... | 2013 | 23692072 |
| morphometric measurements of the seminiferous tubules of the testes in 2-year-old and 3-year-old european bison males with or without spermiogenesis. | the area, perimeter and diameter of the seminiferous tubules in the european bison bison bonasus (l.) were statistically higher in the animals with than in those without spermiogenesis, both among 2-year-old and 3-year-old males (p < 0.001; p < 0.001; p < 0.001). | 2012 | 23214382 |
| combining multiple autosomal introns for studying shallow phylogeny and taxonomy of laurasiatherian mammals: application to the tribe bovini (cetartiodactyla, bovidae). | mitochondrial sequences are widely used for species identification and for studying phylogenetic relationships among closely related species or populations of the same species. however, many studies of mammals have shown that the maternal history of the mitochondrial genome can be discordant with the true evolutionary history of the taxa. in such cases, the analyses of multiple nuclear genes can be more powerful for deciphering interspecific relationships. here, we designed primers for amplifyin ... | 2013 | 23159894 |
| nematodes of the large intestine of the european bison of the białowieza national park. | the present study was conducted on 31 males and females of the european bison, eliminated during the winter seasons 2007-2011 in the białowieza primeval forest, poland. the caeca of 14 free-ranging bison, aged from 3 months up to 16 years, the most favorable infection site for the large intestine nematodes, were investigated during the winter of 2007/2008. the parasitological autopsies of the large intestines of 9 free-ranging bison aged from 5 months up to 10 years as well as 9 bison kept in th ... | 2012 | 23094330 |
| mitochondrial dna haplotype analysis of liver fluke in bison from bialowieza primaeval forest indicates domestic cattle as the likely source of infection. | we have determined the mitochondrial genotype of liver fluke present in bison (bison bonasus) from the herd maintained in the bialowieza national park in order to determine the origin of the infection. our results demonstrated that the infrapopulations present in the bison were genetically diverse and were likely to have been derived from the population present in local cattle. from a consideration of the genetic structure of the liver fluke infrapopulations we conclude that the provision of hay ... | 2013 | 22925823 |
| farm crops depredation by european bison (bison bonasus) in the vicinity of forest habitats in northeastern poland. | european bison, the largest mammal in europe, after being exterminated in the wild and then restored during the 20th century is still listed by the international union for conservation of nature (iucn red list of threatened species) as a species vulnerable to extinction. however, the increasing number of european bison, through creation of new and expansion of existing populations strongly increases the risk of human-bison conflict in the near future. we analyzed the depredation of farm crops by ... | 2012 | 22842710 |
| magnesium concentrations in the tissues of free-ranging european bison. | the european bison (bison bonasus) is the only living species of the bison genus in the old world. it is the largest, wild, herbivorous mammal living in europe. as a result of the efforts of biologists, the european bison has been saved as a species. in poland, they were reintroduced into the natural conditions of the bialowieza forest. by 2011, this herd of free-living bison comprised more than 700 animals. the aim of the present work was to determine tissue levels of magnesium in free-living b ... | 2012 | 22728583 |
| phenotypic characteristics and virulence genotypes of trueperella (arcanobacterium) pyogenes strains isolated from european bison (bison bonasus). | trueperella (arcanobacterium) pyogenes is an opportunistic animal pathogen, which in european bison is associated with different suppurative infections mainly of the urogenital tract. little is known about the virulence of this bacterium and about the pathogenesis of infections. the main objective of this study was to determine phenotypic properties and virulence genotypes of the twenty-five t. pyogenes strains isolated from lesions in various tissues of free-living european bison. classical bac ... | 2012 | 22658663 |
| low major histocompatibility complex class i (mhc i) variation in the european bison (bison bonasus). | variation in the major histocompatibility complex (mhc) class i of the european bison was characterized in a sample of 99 individuals using both classical cloning/sanger sequencing and 454 pyrosequencing. three common (frequencies: 0.348, 0.328, and 0.283) haplotypes contain 1-3 classical class i loci. a variable and difficult to estimate precisely number of nonclassical transcribed loci, pseudogenes, and/or gene fragments were also found. the presence of additional 2 rare haplotypes (frequency ... | 2012 | 22496313 |
| detection of mitochondrial dna from domestic cattle in european bison (bison bonasus) from the altai republic in russia. | 2012 | 22486514 | |
| antioxidant enzyme activity and mrna expression in reproductive tract of adult male european bison (bison bonasus, linnaeus 1758). | antioxidants in the male reproductive tract are the main defence factors against oxidative stress caused by reactive oxygen species production, which compromises sperm function and male fertility. this study was designed to determine the activity of antioxidant enzymes, such as superoxide dismutase (sod), catalase (cat) and glutathione peroxidase (gpx), in the testicular and epididymidal tissues of adult male european bison (bison bonasus). the reproductive tract tissues were subjected to real-t ... | 2013 | 22458932 |
| tracking of wisent-bison-yak mitochondrial evolution. | one of the most informative sources which allow the drawing of far-reaching conclusions about the origins and phylogenetics of many species, including domestic animals and humans, is mitochondrial dna (mtdna). one of the important research targets should include the identification of similarities between wild and domestic species. the analysis involved the nucleotide sequences of mtdna of wisent, auroch, bison, yak, bovine reference sequence (brs) t3, t3a, t3b, t1, t1a, t1'2'3, t2, t3, t4, t5, q ... | 2012 | 22415349 |
| Fecal steroid evaluation to monitor reproductive status in wild ungulate females using enzyme immunoassay commercial kits. | Analysis of reproductive hormones in fecal samples is necessary for the noninvasive monitoring of reproductive status in free-ranging species. The aim of the present study was to establish an easy noninvasive method to monitor reproductive status in wild ungulate females. Feces were collected daily, weekly, or three or four times a week directly from the soil for a period ranging from 1 to 9.8 mo. Fecal estradiol and progestagens were monitored in nine wild ungulate females (Barbary sheep, Ammot ... | 2011 | 22204046 |
| differences in protein binding and cytokine release from monocytes on commercially sourced tissue culture polystyrene. | tissue culture polystyrene (tcps) is a ubiquitous substrate used by many researchers in the biomedical and biological sciences. different parameters involved in the production of tcps, including the treatment time and the use of reactive gases and chemical agents, can have a significant influence on the ultimate surface properties achieved. the assumption that they will all yield a consistent and controlled product has not proven to be true. to provide a better insight into the bioactivity diffe ... | 2012 | 21963405 |
| electrochemical identification of artificial oligonucleotides related to bovine species. potential for identification of species based on mismatches in the mitochondrial cytochrome c1 oxidase gene. | our studies show that electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (eis) and scanning electrochemical microscopy (secm) of films of ds-dna on gold allow us to distinguish between mitochondrial dna fragments of the cytochrome c(1) oxidase (mt-cox1) of three related species of the subfamily 'bovinae' (bos taurus, bison bison, and bison bonasus). in eis, a perfectly matched dna gives rise to a considerably larger charge transfer resistance r(ct) compared to mismatched pairings. differences in charge tran ... | 2011 | 21847503 |
| is spermiogenesis common or rare in young male european bison aged 2 and 3 years? | the aim of the present study was to determine how often spermiogenesis occurs in young male european bison up to 3 years old. research was performed on sections of the testes and epididymes collected from 51 male bison aged 2-3 years. the animals were divided into 2 age groups: young males up to 2 years and young males up to 3 years old, with further separation into specimens with or without spermiogenesis. the animals were culled during the autumn-winter seasons in 1994-2008 (after rutting peri ... | 2011 | 21721408 |
| predicting potential european bison habitat across its former range. | habitat loss threatens large mammals worldwide, and their survival will depend on habitat in human-dominated landscapes. conservation planners thus face the challenge to identify areas of least conflict with land use, yet broadscale species distribution models rarely incorporate real landscape patterns nor do they identify potential conservation conflicts. an excellent example of such conservation challenges is provided by european bison (bison bonasus). almost extinct by the early 20th century, ... | 2011 | 21639048 |
| the state of bioelements in the hair of free-ranging european bisons from białowie a primeval forest. | human or animal hair is considered to be a good indicator of the content of bioelements or toxic elements in human and animal organism. its analysis is a good alternative for the arduous obtaining blood or biopsy samples. the aim of the performed research was the assessment of some chosen bioelements in the organism of european bison on the basis of their analysis in hair. the investigation material comprised hair samples obtained from 22 animals. all animals were divided into groups according t ... | 2011 | 21528716 |
| the annual cycle of shedding eimeria oocysts by european bison (bison bonasus) in the bialowieza primeval forest, poland. | abstract between april 2008, and march 2009, we analyzed the pattern of coccidian oocysts present in the feces of the european bison (bison bonasus l., 1758) and found 4 species (eimeria bovis, e. canadensis, e. ellipsoidalis, e. zuernii) previously reported from this host and 3 species (eimeria alabamensis, e. cylindrica, e. pellita), which are new host and locality records. all the species occurred in bison females and only 4 in males; e. bovis was the most prevalent in both sexes. the overall ... | 2011 | 21506851 |
| possibilities of using the european bison (bison bonasus) epididymal spermatozoa collected post-mortem for cryopreservation and artificial insemination: a pilot study. | european bison is the largest mammal in europe with the population of approximately 4000 individuals. however, there is no report of post-mortem spermatozoa collection and cryopreservation from this species and the aim of this study was to test if the epididymal spermatozoa collected post-mortem from european bison are suitable for cryopreservation and artificial insemination (ai). | 2011 | 21385402 |
| pathological lesions in european bison (bison bonasus) with infestation by ashworthius sidemi (nematoda, trichostrongylidae). | asworthius sidemi schulz, 1933 is a blood sucking gastrointestinal nematode, primarily typical for asiatic deer. it was found for the first time in poland in european bison in 1997. to estimate the level of invasion of a. sidemi and histopathological changes connected with the presence of the parasite in the years 2004-2007 parasitological and histopathological examinations of 54 european bison from białowieza forest were carried out. parasitological examination was carried out by the sedimentat ... | 2010 | 21077432 |
| assessment of s100 protein expression in the epididymis of juvenile and adult european bison. | in our study, we decided to compare s100 protein expression in the material obtained from the epididymes of 5- and 12-month-old calves, and adult european bison, and to detect any differences in s100 expression according to the animal age and size of the organ examined. we used the epididymes obtained from 6 adult european bison aged 6-12 years, from 6 at the age of 12 months and 6 calves aged 5 months. immunocytochemical reactions were performed using the avidin-biotinylated-peroxidase (abc) te ... | 2010 | 21071335 |
| detection and characterization of bovine-like coronaviruses from four species of zoo ruminants. | five coronaviruses (covs) were detected in diarrheal feces from four zoo ruminant species: one wisent (bison bonasus), two himalayan tahr (hemitragus jemlahicus), one sitatunga (tragelaphus spekii), and one nyala (tragelaphus angasii). we sequenced and analyzed the spike (s) and hemagglutinin/esterase (he) genes of these viruses and compared the nucleotide (nt) and deduced amino acid (aa) sequences with those of other bovine cov (bcov) strains. comparison of the entire deduced aa sequences of th ... | 2010 | 20880639 |
| in vitro isolation and identification of the first neospora caninum isolate from european bison (bison bonasus bonasus l.). | peripheral blood from european bison (bison bonasus bonasus l.) living in białowieża forest, north-east poland, were investigated for the presence of antibodies to neospora caninum and isolation of parasite. out of 23 animals three of them showed a strong positive response to n. caninum (13%). the white blood cells from two positive and two negative bison were loaded on monolayer vero cells culture. the first viable tachyzoites were detected only in positive samples at days 60 and 70 after incub ... | 2010 | 20702042 |
| characteristics of the 5' untranslated region of wisent (bison bonasus) and reindeer (rangifer tarandus) pestivirus isolates. | the 5'-untranslated region (5'-utr) of the pestivirus strains isolated from wisent and reindeer suffering from severe diarrhoea in the duisburg zoo in germany were amplified by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction and sequenced for comparison with those of other pestiviruses from cattle, sheep, goats and swine. phylogenetic trees constructed from the primary nucleotide sequences of these strains demonstrated that the 5'-utr of both the wisent and reindeer isolates were identical and s ... | 2006 | 20429058 |
| [non-indigenous and non-specific parasitic nematodes--the background and the consequences]. | introduction of the host is the main reason behind introduction of the parasite, e. g., nematodes. the introduction of the japanese eel (anguilla japonica) in europe in the 1980s resulted in expansion of the swimbladder nematode anguillicola crassus which soon invaded not only populations of the european eel (a. anguilla), but also other local fish. the raccoon (procyon lotor) is native to north america. it is the specific host of strongyloides procyonis and baylisascaris procyonis. more than 90 ... | 2009 | 20209803 |
| depauperate genetic variability detected in the american and european bison using genomic techniques. | a total of 929 polymorphic snps in eb (out of 54, 000 snps screened using a bovinesnp50 illumina genotyping beadchip), and 1, 524 and 1, 403 polymorphic snps in wb and pb, respectively, were analysed. eb, wb and pb have all undergone recent drastic reductions in population size. accordingly, they exhibited extremely depauperate genomes, deviations from genetic equilibrium and a genome organization consisting of a mosaic of haplotype blocks: regions with low haplotype diversity and high levels of ... | 2009 | 19995416 |
| ashworthius sidemi (nematoda, trichostrongylidae) in wild ruminants in białowieza forest. | between 2003-2007, abomasa of 91 european bison (bison bonasus), 4 red deer (cervus elaphus) and 2 roe deer (capreolus capreolus) shot in the białowieza primeval forest (poland) were examined for worms presence. all the animals examined were infected with nematodes a. sidemi with an exception of one bison, that was shot in year 2003. there was much higher average intensity of invasion in bison (5529), than in red deer (85) and in roe deer (1837). the animals were shot in a period from december t ... | 2009 | 19886261 |
| age-dependent pattern of connexin43 expression in testes of european bison (bison bonasus, l.). | morphology and the expression of connexin43 (cx43) was investigated in testes of immature, prepubertal, and adult european bison bulls by means of routine histology, immunohistochemistry, and western blotting, respectively. testes were collected from culled animals living in bialowieza and borecka forests, poland. histological examination of testicular tissue of immature and prepubertal males revealed normal structure, whereas of adult individuals either normal testicular structure with advanced ... | 2009 | 19623571 |
| effectiveness of microsatellite and snp markers for parentage and identity analysis in species with low genetic diversity: the case of european bison. | the european bison (bison bonasus) has recovered successfully after a severe bottleneck about 90 years ago but has been left with low genetic variability that may substantially hinder parentage and identity analysis. according to pedigree analysis, over 80% of the genes in the contemporary population descend from just two founder animals and inbreeding coefficients averaged almost 0.5, whereas microsatellite heterozygosity does not exceed 0.3. we present a comparison of the effectiveness of 17 m ... | 2009 | 19623210 |
| divergent evolution in the cytoplasmic domains of prlr and ghr genes in artiodactyla. | prolactin receptor (prlr) and growth hormone receptor (ghr) belong to the large superfamily of class 1 cytokine receptors. both of them have been identified as candidate genes affecting key quantitative traits, like growth and reproduction in livestock. we have previously studied the molecular anatomy of the cytoplasmic domain of ghr in different cattle breeds and artiodactyl species. in this study we have analysed the corresponding cytoplasmic signalling region of prlr. | 2009 | 19622175 |
| [sarcocystis cruzi (protozoa: apicomplexa: sarcocystiidae) infection in european bison (bison bonasus) from białowieza forest, poland]. | samples of oesophagus, diaphragm and heart muscles were taken from one european bison from białowieza forest during seasonal european bison elimination in 2008. five gram of each muscle was examined by staining small samples in 0.2% aqueous solution of methylene blue. after that they were placed between compressor glasses and examined under a dissecting microscope in order to detect sarcocystis sp. infection. all sarcocysts observed were counted. the 5-g sample of the heart muscle yielded a tota ... | 2009 | 19579782 |
| [occurrence of coccidia from genus eimeria in european bison in białowieza forest, poland]. | protozoa from the genus eimeria belong to the least recognized parasites of the european bison. there are only a few data concerning the infection of the bison by these protozoa in białowieza forest. in the winter of 2007/2008 weighting 3 g fecal samples from the rectum of 16 shot bison were examined by flotation method. in 13 of them were found coccidian oocysts from genus eimeria, which were determined to the species by morphometric study under the microscope. in all 13 positive samples, it is ... | 2009 | 19579781 |
| rickettsia raoultii and anaplasma phagocytophilum in dermacentor reticulatus ticks collected from bialowieza primeval forest european bison (bison bonasus bonasus), poland. | 2009 | 19548992 | |
| over-seasonal and sex-independent expression of kappa casein gene (csn3) in mammalian blood lymphocytes. | after observing the nonspecific expression of the alpha s1 casein gene in peripheral blood mononuclear cells of goats, we continued to trace illegitimate gene-expression patterns in mammals. six mammalian species (bos taurus, capra hircus, ovis aries, equus caballus, sus scrofa, and bison bonasus) were analyzed for the presence of kappa casein in peripheral blood mononuclear cells and ficoll-isolated lymphocytes. to detect potential relationships between the expression pattern and reproductive s ... | 2009 | 19513825 |
| the need to rationalize and prioritize threatening processes used to determine threat status in the iucn red list. | thorough evaluation has made the international union for conservation of nature (iucn) red list the most widely used and accepted authority on the conservation status of biodiversity. although the system used to determine risk of extinction is rigorously and objectively applied, the list of threatening processes affecting a species is far more subjectively determined and has not had adequate review. i reviewed the threats listed in the iucn red list for randomly selected groups within the three ... | 2009 | 19508675 |
| deletion/insertion polymorphism of the prion protein gene (prnp) in polish red cattle, polish white-backed cattle and european bison (bison bonasus l., 1758). | the aim of the present study was to identify deletion/insertion polymorphism of the bovine prion protein (prnp) gene within the promoter sequence (23 bp indel), intron 1 (12 bp indel) and the 3' end untranslated region (14 bp indel). the experiment was performed on three groups of animals protected under a genetic resources conservation program: 139 polish red (pr) cows, 79 polish white-backed cows and 50 european bison (bison bonasus l., 1758). white-backed cattle were characterized by a higher ... | 2009 | 19507705 |
| characterization and genetic analysis of bovine alpha s1-casein i variant. | the aim of this study was to identify the molecular genetic origin underlying the i variant of alpha(s1)-casein and to develop a dna-based test for this polymorphism as a tool for genetic analyses independent of milk sample testing. all coding exons and flanking regions of the alpha(s1)-casein gene were sequenced in dna samples from cattle of known alpha(s1)-casein genotypes (bi, ci, ii, cc), determined by isoelectric focusing of milk samples. a nucleotide substitution (a>t) in exon 11 (g.19836a ... | 2009 | 19392822 |
| immunoexpression of aromatase in immature and adult males of the european bison (bison bonasus, linnaeus 1758). | based on recent literature dealing with the role of oestrogens in the male gonad, attempts were undertaken to reveal the site of aromatization within the testis of the european bison (bison bonasus). testes were collected from culled animals living in free-ranging populations in bialowieza forest, poland (nine males aged 8 months to 10 years). moreover, to check for any alterations in the expression of testicular aromatase between american bison (bison bison) and european bison, testes from one ... | 2010 | 19032431 |
| identification of multiple pregnancy-associated glycoproteins (pags) purified from the european bison (eb; bison bonasus l.) placentas. | this paper describes the first identified chorionic pags in the european bison (eb), named ebpags, predominantly expressed during early and mid-pregnancy (45-120 day post-coitum; dpc). many ebpags were extracted from various cotyledonary tissues, precipitated, chromatographed (deae and vva: vicia villosa agglutinin), electrophoresed (1d- and 2d-page), analysed by heterologous (cross-species) western blotting and then micro-sequenced by edman degradation. finally, twelve selected vva-purified iso ... | 2009 | 18538513 |
| [increase of infection of european bison by nematodes setaria labiatopapillosa in białowie a forest]. | the aim of these studies was to determine the level of infection of european bison by nematodes belonging to the genus setaria. | 2007 | 18441881 |
| molecular identification of arcanobacterium bialowiezense and arcanobacterium bonasi based on 16s-23s rrna intergenic spacer region sequences. | in the present study, the 16s-23s rdna intergenic spacer region (isr) of arcanobacterium (a.) bialowiezense dsm 17162, a. bonasi dsm 17163, a. bernardiae dsm 9152, a. haemolyticum dsm 20595, a. hippocoleae dsm 15539, a. phocae dsm 10002, a. pluranimalium dsm 13483 and a. pyogenes dsm 20630 was amplified, sequenced and compared with the corresponding 16s rrna gene sequences yielding comparable phylogenetic relationships. the isr sequence of a. bialowiezense and a. bonasi allowed the design of spe ... | 2008 | 18374522 |
| distribution of cryptosporidium and giardia spp. in selected species of protected and game mammals from north-eastern poland. | cryptosporidium spp. and giardia spp. are wide-spread pathogens of humans and many species of mammals. the ways of transmission are very complex and difficult to define. both parasites occur in similar environments and share a broad host range. however, in poland there is still little known about the epidemiology of these parasites due to the paucity of data on human cases and only few studies in wildlife. the aim of our study was to determine the distribution of two intestinal protozoa in a few ... | 2007 | 18247463 |
| some morphological, biochemical and immunological blood parameters in european bison with or without lesions in the digestive, respiratory, urinary and reproductive tracts. | ninety-seven bison (39 males and 58 females) were culled out during three successive winter seasons. no infection with bhv-1 and bhv-5 or other viruses was detected by pcr and sn methods. advanced pathological lesions observed in males exhibiting symptoms of posthitis/balanoposthitis are probably due to secondary infection by microorganisms present in the prepuce (corynebacterium spp., bacillus spp., fusobacterium necrophorum, staphylococcus spp. (coagulase negative) and staphylococcus hyicus). ... | 2007 | 17937185 |
| cellular localisation of the pregnancy-associated glycoprotein family (pags) in the synepitheliochorial placenta of the european bison. | this paper describes the cellular immuno-localisation of the pag family in synepitheliochorial (cotyledonary) placenta of the european bison (eb). uteri were harvested from pregnant wild eb (n=4; 45-150 days post coitum-dpc); and additionally from cattle (30, 45 dpc) and pigs (42 dpc)--both domestic species were used as positive controls for cellular pag immunodetection. placentas were sectioned, fixed, dehydrated and subjected to double fluorescent immunohistochemistry (df-ihc) with the use of ... | 2008 | 17854806 |
| proposals for the preservation of the wisent. | 1923 | 17834061 | |
| the european bison. | 1927 | 17787284 | |
| outbreak of mycobacterium bovis infection in a wild animal park. | an outbreak of tuberculosis due to mycobacterium bovis occurred in a wild animal park. three pot-bellied pigs (sus scrofa vittatus), one red deer (cervus elaphus), one buffalo (bison bonasus) and two european lynxes (lynx lynx) were affected and showed clinical signs including weight loss, enlarged lymph nodes and paralysis of the hindlimbs. postmortem examinations revealed multifocal granulomatous lesions in various organs, including the lymph nodes, lungs, intestines, kidneys and the central n ... | 2007 | 17766809 |
| the fate of a european bison herd. | 1896 | 17735251 | |
| [sequence characterization of the 5'-flanking region of the ghr gene in tibetan sheep]. | the 5'-flanking sequence (including the p1 promotor and exon 1a) of the ghr gene in oura-type tibetan sheep (o. aries) was cloned by t-a method and sequenced (genbank accession no. ef116490). characterization and comparison of this sequence with mouflons (o. musimon), goat (c. hircus), cattle (b. taurus) and european bison (b. bonasus) orthologues were also conducted. results showed that: 1) the 5'-flanking region contained many potential transcriptional factor binding sites such as those for c/ ... | 2007 | 17681925 |
| seroprevalence of selected viral and bacterial pathogens in free-ranging european bison from the białowieza primeval forest (poland). | blood was collected from bison that were selected between 1991 and 2001 for poor body condition, cachexia, lameness and balanoposthitis. sera were tested for antibodies to bovine herpes virus type 1 (bhv-1), bovine viral diarrhoea virus (bvdv), foot-and-mouth disease virus (fmdv), parainfluenza virus type 3 (pi-3), brucella abortus, chlamydophila abortus, coxiella burnetti, and leptospira interrogans. the results of serological tests showed a prevalence of low titers of a serological reaction to ... | 2007 | 17388020 |
| post-thaw viability of european bison (bison bonasus) semen frozen with extenders containing egg yolk or lipids of plant origin and examined with a heterologous in vitro fertilization assay. | basic characteristics of european bison (bison bonasus) semen were described and the efficacies of two extenders-triladyl, containing egg yolk, and a synthetic extender, containing soybean lipids-were tested for semen cryopreservation. seven ejaculates were collected by electroejaculation from a 10-yr-old, european bison bull. each ejaculate was diluted at 37 degrees c to a final concentration of 200 x 10(6) sperm/ml with triladyl or the synthetic extender. extended semen samples were frozen acc ... | 2006 | 17312788 |
| complete genomes and phylogenetic positions of bovine papillomavirus type 8 and a variant type from a european bison. | the dna of bovine papillomavirus (bpv) type 8 was extracted from papillomas on cattle kept in japan, and dna of bovine papillomavirus bpv-8-eb was extracted from a european bison (bison bonasus) born in italy and released into the wild in slovakia. the dna genomes of these bpvs were amplified using multiply primed rolling circle amplification and polymerase chain reaction, then characterized by direct sequencing method. the bpv-8 and bpv-8-eb genomes consisted of 7,791 base pairs (bp) and 7,773 ... | 2007 | 17265141 |
| mhc-drb3 variation in a free-living population of the european bison, bison bonasus. | mhc genes play a crucial role in pathogen recognition and are the most polymorphic genes in vertebrates. loss of variation in these genes in bottlenecked species is thought to put their survival at risk. we examined variation at the mhc ii drb3 locus in the european bison, bison bonasus, a species that has undergone an extreme bottleneck: the current population originated from only 12 founders. we also tested for the association of drb3 genes with the incidence of posthitis, a disease affecting ... | 2007 | 17257111 |
| an analysis of inbreeding in the european bison. | 1960 | 17247924 | |
| application of bovine microsatellite markers for genetic diversity analysis of european bison (bison bonasus). | in this study, the cross-amplification of a commercial multiplex set of 11 cattle (bos taurus) microsatellites was tested on a panel of 35 european bison (bison bonasus) individuals. after polymerase chain reaction optimization, all loci cross-amplified successfully in investigated bisons. number of alleles and observed and expected heterozygosity per locus are in the range of 2-4, 0.086-0.629 and 0.288-0.621 respectively. the availability of a heterologous set of multiplexed microsatellite mark ... | 2006 | 17177698 |
| normal vaginal micro flora of free-ranging european bison (bison bonasus). | 2006 | 17071675 | |
| medieval remains from lithuania indicate loss of a mitochondrial haplotype in bison bonasus. | 2006 | 16911223 | |
| [forming of gastro-intestinal nematodes fauna of free ranging european bison in bialowieza primeval forest during last 17 years (1984-2001)]. | 28 european bison of both sexes and in different age shot in białowieza primeval forest in january 1984, (10 animals), january 1992 (10 animals) and in january and the beginning of february 2001 (8 animals) have been necropsied. the examined animals in mentioned years were of similar age. there were examined abomasa and duodena of shot animals. all necropsied bison were infected with gastro-intestinal nematodes. the highest intensity of infection with nematodes of abomasum was found in 1992 year ... | 2002 | 16894720 |
| [is the parasite fauna of poland well recognized?]. | the studies of parasite fauna have in poland a long tradition. generally the helmint fauna of all groups of vertebrates was more or less examined and as much as over 100 species of monogenea, almost 400 digenea, over 250 cestoda, about 500 nematoda and 32 acanthocephala have been recorded. the best recognized are the helminths of fish (especially those of cyprinidae, esocidae, percidae and salmonidae), frogs examined in various regions of poland, some birds (especially connected with water envir ... | 2003 | 16888930 |
| the occurrence of parasitic arthropods in two groups of european bison in the białowieza primeval forest. | within 1992-2000, a total of 181 białowieza forest bison were examined from two winter herds. twelf parasitic arthropod species were observed, a high infestation being typical of demodex bisonianius, chorioptes bovis, ixodes ricinus, dermacentor reticulatus, and bisonicola sedecimdecembrii. the infestation in section 422 herd being higher for b. sedecimdecembrii, i. ricinus, d. reticulatus, ch. bovis. d. bisonianus was slightly more prevalent in the section 391 herd, the intensity being, however ... | 2001 | 16886430 |
| [helminth fauna of free living european bison bison bonasus (l.) in bieszczady mountains (karpatian mountains, poland)]. | four free living european bison from białowieza/caucasus line shot in february 1997 within lutowiska forestry district in the bieszczady mountains were used in investigations. all examined animals were infected with helminths. there were found 10 species of parasites. five species of them ostertagia leptospicularis, o. kolchida, spiculopteragia boehmi, cooperia pectinata and ashworthius sidemi are thypical parasites of cervides, and from them were infected bison in bieszczady. in all necropsied ... | 2000 | 16886353 |
| papillomatosis in a european bison. | five european bison (bison bonasus) from three european zoos were shipped to the bukovské vrchy hills (slovakia) in june 2004 and kept together in an acclimatization enclosure. the european bison were released into the wild in december 2004. at that time, papillomas were found at the medial canthus of the left eye of a 12-yr-old female bison. cutaneous papillomatosis was confirmed histologically. negative stain transmission electron microscopic examination revealed papillomavirus in the papillom ... | 2006 | 16699157 |
| arcanobacterium bialowiezense sp. nov. and arcanobacterium bonasi sp. nov., isolated from the prepuce of european bison bulls (bison bonasus) suffering from balanoposthitis, and emended description of the genus arcanobacterium collins et al. 1983. | a taxonomic study was performed on 13 bacterial strains isolated from preputial swabs of european bison (bison bonasus) bulls suffering from balanoposthitis. the isolates were gram-positive, non-motile, facultatively anaerobic, diphtheroid-shaped cells. based on biochemical profiles and box-pcr-generated genomic fingerprints, the isolates were grouped into two clusters represented by four and nine strains, respectively. strains 1(w3/01)t and 2(w106/04)t, selected as representatives of the two cl ... | 2006 | 16585707 |
| free-ranging european bisons accumulate more cadmium in the liver and kidneys than domestic cattle in north-eastern poland. | it has been shown that free-ranging big game animals accumulate several-fold more cadmium (cd) in the liver and kidneys than domestic animals. to examine possible reasons for this difference, in the present work we determined the concentrations of cd in the liver and kidney cortex of european bisons (n=23) from białowieza forest (north-eastern poland) and domestic cattle (n=15) from the same region; in addition, analyses of cd in the grasses and soil as well as of soil ph were carried out. the a ... | 2006 | 16413047 |
| seroprevalences of antibodies to neospora caninum and toxoplasma gondii in zoo animals. | neospora caninum is an apicomplexan parasite that causes neuromuscular disease in dogs and abortions in cattle. little is known about the prevalence of antibodies to this parasite in zoo animals. sera from 556 animals, from 13 czech and slovak zoos were tested for antibodies to n. caninum and toxoplasma gondii by indirect fluorescent antibody test. antibodies to n. caninum were found in 31 of 556 zoo animals (5.6%), representing 18 of 114 species tested: eurasian wolf (canis lupus lupus), maned ... | 2006 | 16387445 |
| chorionic mrna expression and n-glycodiversity of pregnancy-associated glycoprotein family (pag) of the european bison (bison bonasus). | placental pag mrna expression and n-glycodiversity of multiple pag proteins secreted in vitro by trophectoderm (chorion epithelium) of wild pecoran bovidae taxons was not examined previously. the study on european bison (eb) aimed: (1) to determine placental pag mrna expression by in situ hybridisation; (2) to identify a profile of pecoran pag protein family secreted in vitro by cotyledonary (ct) explants; (3) to examine n-glycodiversity of the pag proteins in this wild taxon. in addition, we co ... | 2005 | 16143214 |
| close genetic relationship of early neolithic cattle from ziegelberg (freising, germany) with modern breeds. | in 2003 a variety of crafts and bone specimens were found during excavations of a neolithic settlement near freising, the southernmost site of the linear pottery culture in bavaria. six cattle bones were used to extract ancient dna (adna). applying nested and touchdown pcr, two fragments of the mitochondrial (mt) dna control region could be amplified from specimen 533/iii which yielded a total of 230 base pairs (bp). the sequence was compared with the homologous part of 40 extant breeds of bos t ... | 2005 | 16130455 |
| multiple forms of pregnancy-associated glycoproteins released in vitro by porcine chorion or placentomal and interplacentomal explants of wild and domestic ruminants. | characterization of the pregnancy-associated glycoproteins (pag) is important for studies of reproduction of various eutherian domestic, wild and endangered mammals. distinct chorionic pag genes are expressed in embryo-origin cells: pre-placental trophoblast (tr) and in placental trophectoderm (trd) of various entherians. this study demonstrates in vitro production of the pag proteins during long-term cultures of various chorionic explants: porcine tr or trd, cotyledonary (ct) of european bison ... | 2005 | 16100566 |
| a fragile site at 10q23 (fra10a) in a phenytoin-exposed fetus: a case report and review of the literature. | to report fragility at 10q23.3 in a fetus exposed to phenytoin during pregnancy. review of the literature. | 2005 | 15849796 |
| milkprotchip--a microarray of snps in candidate genes associated with milk protein biosynthesis--development and validation. | milkprotchip is an oligonucleotide microarray based on the arrayed primer extension (apex) technique, allowing genotyping of single nucleotide polymorphisms (snps) in genes of interest for bovine milk protein biosynthesis. apex consists of a sequencing reaction primed by an oligonucleotide anchored with its 5'end to a glass slide and terminating one nucleotide before the polymorphic site. the extension with one fluorescently labeled dideoxy nucleotide complementary to the template reveals the po ... | 2005 | 15741664 |
| antibodies to neospora caninum in the blood of european bison (bison bonasus bonasus l.) living in poland. | the prevalence of antibodies to neospora caninum was examined in european bison (bison bonasus bonasus l.) living in free and fenced areas in poland. sera of 320 european bison, different ages and sexes, from breeding areas in poland were tested for n. caninum antibodies using elisa test. positive antibody responses were found in 23 bison (prevalence 7.3%). additionally, all positive sera were tested by western blot to verify the elisa results. the western blot results confirmed the presence of ... | 2004 | 15725547 |
| sensitivity of borrelia genospecies to serum complement from different animals and human: a host-pathogen relationship. | different borrelia species and serotypes were tested for their sensitivity to serum complement from various animals and human. complement-mediated borrelia killing in cattle, european bison and deer was higher irrespective of the borrelia species whereas in other animals and human it was intermediate and borrelia species-dependent. activation of the alternative complement pathway by particular borrelia strain was in correlation with its sensitivity or resistance. these results support the incomp ... | 2005 | 15681146 |
| molecular phylogeny of the tribe bovini (bovidae, bovinae) and the taxonomic status of the kouprey, bos sauveli urbain 1937. | the kouprey is a very rare bovid species of the indochinese peninsula, and no living specimen has been described for a long time, suggesting that it is possibly extinct. its systematic position within the tribe bovini remains confused since the analyses of morphological characters have led to several conflicting hypotheses. some authors have also suggested that it could be a hybrid species produced by the crossing of the banteng with gaur, zebu, or water buffalo. here we performed a molecular ph ... | 2004 | 15522811 |
| [genetic characteristics and prognosis of the existence of the european bison free-living population created in the "orlovsky poles'e" national park]. | we present preliminary data on genetic aspects of preserving viability of the free-living population of european bison (bison bonasus l.) created in the orlovskoe poles'e national park. | 2004 | 15125253 |
| the morphology of the hypoglossal canal and its size in relation to skull capacity in man and other mammal species. | the hypoglossal canal is a permanent element of the human skull. as well as the hypoglossal nerve, the canal also contains the venous plexus and an arterial branch leading to the dura mater. it emerged from our earlier studies that the venous plexus is a dominant component in this canal. in the present work the morphology and dimensions of the canal were studied on macerated skulls of humans and animals (rhesus monkey, european bison, fox, dog, cat, hare and rat). the hypoglossal canal was found ... | 2004 | 15039894 |
| maternal and paternal lineages in cross-breeding bovine species. has wisent a hybrid origin? | the tribe bovini comprises cattle and cattle-like species. reconstructions of their phylogeny have so far been incomplete and have yielded conflicting conclusions about the relationship of american bison and wisent (european bison). we have compared the sequences of three mitochondrial and two y-chromosomal dna segments. mitochondrial dna indicates that four distinct maternal lineages diverged after an early split-off of the buffalo species, leading to (1) taurine cattle and zebu, (2) wisent, (3 ... | 2004 | 14739241 |
| relationships among ecology, demography and diseases of european bison (bison bonasus). | the bison population in the bialowieza forest in poland has now grown to approximately 300, while the herds in the belarusian part of the forest total about 240 bison. the first signs of a health problem in these herds appeared in 1980, when two cases of balanoposthitis were detected in two bulls (2 and 5 years of age). since 1980 research has been conducted to explain the cause of diseases, particularly balanoposthitis, and to monitor the health of bison in bialowieza forest. a total number of ... | 2003 | 14703870 |
| paternally inherited markers in bovine hybrid populations. | the genetic integrity of crossfertile bovine- or cattle-like species may be endangered by species hybridization. previously, amplified fragment length polymorphism, satellite fragment length polymorphism and microsatellite assays have been used to analyze the species composition of nuclear dna in taurine cattle, zebu, banteng and bison populations, while mitochondrial dna reveals the origin of the maternal lineages. here, we describe species-specific markers of the paternally transmitted y-chrom ... | 2003 | 14508501 |
| [investigation of infusoria in contents of the gastrointestinal system in bison bonasus l..]. | 1954 | 14376054 | |
| regulation of blood pressure in the european bison, bison bonasus (l.). | 1961 | 13898600 | |
| some red-cell antigens of bison bonasus as compared to red-cell antigens of domestic cattle. | 1960 | 13813480 | |
| comparison of pthrp expression in the epididymis of juvenile and adult european bisons. | the aim of the present study was to compare the expression of pthrp in the epididymes of adult european bisons, and 12- and 5-month-old calves. the highest pthrp expression was observed in adult animals in muscle cells and endothelium of large vessels, and in muscle cells of the epididymal duct. in one-year-old calves, the reaction was weaker than in adult bulls, being the weakest in 5-month-old calves. however, in small vessels of adult animals, in vascular cells and smooth muscle cells the rea ... | 2003 | 13678333 |
| [helminths in bison (bison bonasus l.) in poland]. | 1958 | 13604245 | |
| [sexual dimorphism of bison bonasus skeleton]. | 1953 | 13068442 | |
| antibodies against mycoplasma bovigenitalium in free-living european bison (bison bonasus) with balanoposthitis. | since 1980 severe chronic balanoposthitis has been observed in free-living european bison (bison bonasus) in the białowieza primeval forest (poland). sera of 50 bison with balanoposthitis and 48 clinically healthy male and 49 female bison were investigated for antibodies against mycoplasma bovis and m. bovigenitalium by western blot analysis. prevalence of antibodies against m. bovigenitalium was significantly higher in bison with balanoposthitis than in unaffected male bison. mycoplasma bovigen ... | 2002 | 12528443 |
| immunolocalization of pthrp in prepubertal and pubertal testis of european bison. | the present study deals with immunohistochemical localization of pthrp in prepubertal and pubertal testis of european bison. pthrp immunoreactivity was observed in germinal cells in the testis of both prepubertal and pubertal animals. in calves, pthrp was found in germinal cells, in seminiferous tubules lacking the lumen. the reaction was strong and regularly distributed within the cytoplasm. in adult animals, the reaction showed differentiation in spermatogenic cells. some cells were strongly a ... | 2002 | 12502189 |
| expansion of the asiatic parasite ashworthius sidemi (nematoda, trichostrongylidae) in wild ruminants in polish territory. | the abomasa of 40 wild ruminants (18 red deer, 9 roe deer, 13 european bison) shot in the bieszczady mountains and another 8 european bison shot in bialowieza primeval forest, were examined for worms. ashworthius sidemi was found in all of the animals from the bieszczady mountains, and the intensity of infection was usually massive. in bialowieza forest few specimens of a. sidemi were noted among three bison. wild ruminants were infected by a. sidemi from june to september. the nematodes origina ... | 2003 | 12489006 |
| liver histological structure in adult european bison. bison bonasus (linnaeus, 1758). | the histological structure of the liver in 12 european bison, 2-8 years old, was presented. the study of the hepatic lobule showed that in bison bonasus there were no connective septa around the hepatic lobules. on the hepatic lobule territory, solitary bile ducts, respectively solitary arterioles, were sometimes observed. every one of these vessels was isolated from the hepatic parenchyma by thick coats of collagen. in the adventitia of the hepatic sublobar vessels, capillaries of the vasa vaso ... | 2002 | 12416928 |
| epididymal cysts in european bison. | we describe gross and histopathology of cysts found in the epididymis of the european bison (bison bonasus). the material was collected from 107, 3 mo to 20 yr old, free-ranging, culled males from the białowieza primeval forest (poland). epididymal cysts were observed in 65 (61%) of bison of varying ages. they were primarily in the head of epididymis and less often in the corpus or tail. the cysts contained opalescent fluid devoid of spermatozoa. they were lined by epithelium resembling that of ... | 2002 | 12238388 |
| virologic investigations of free-living european bison (bison bonasus) from the bialowieza primeval forest, poland. | we conducted virologic investigations on postmortem specimens from 261 free-living european bison (bison bonasus) from the bialowieza primeval forest, poland collected between 1990 and 2000. fifty-four of 94 males had balanoposthitis; none of the 167 female bison examined had reproductive tract lesions. peripheral blood, swabs, and various tissues were analyzed for bovine viruses as well as for viral dna by bovine herpesvirus 1 (bohv-1) and bovine herpesvirus 4 (bohv-4) specific polymerase chain ... | 2002 | 12238370 |
| [dna fingerprinting of individual species and intergeneric and interspecific hybrids of genera bos and bison, subfamily bovinae]. | genome fingerprinting with a hypervariable minisatellite sequence of phage m13 dna was used to study the genetic variation in individual species of the genera bos and bison (subfamily bovinae) and in their interspecific and intergeneric hybrids. dna fingerprints were obtained for domestic cow bos taurus primigenius, vatussy bos taurus macroceros, banteng bos javanicus, gaur bos gaurus, wisent bison bonasus, bison bison bison, and for the interspecific and intergeneric hybrids. compared with the ... | 2002 | 12018169 |