Publications
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| efficacy of ivermectin pour-on against ostertagia ostertagi infection and residues in the american bison, bison bison. | sixteen american bison, bison bison, were artificially infected with 10(5) infective stage larvae of ostertagia ostertagi on 21 april 1993. at 42 days post-infection eight bison were treated with 0.5% ivermectin pour-on (500 micrograms/kg bodyweight) and eight treated with the carrier only. bison were necropsied 17 and 18 days post-treatment (21 and 22 june 1993, respectively). mean (+/- se) of 5,413 (+/- 1,716) adults and 565 (+/- 305) immature o. ostertagi were recovered at necropsy from bison ... | 1995 | 7563426 |
| capture of wood bison (bison bison athabascae) using carfentanil-based mixtures. | between 1986 and 1991, 155 wood bison (bison bison athabascae) (33 adult females, 92 adult males, twelve 6 mo-old calves, eighteen 1 to 2 mo-old calves) in the mackenzie bison sanctuary, northwest territories, canada, and adjacent area were captured by dart immobilization. initial trials with carfentanil, xylazine and r51163 as immobilizing agents were conducted. subsequently, carfentanil alone, or in combination with xylazine, was used. small doses of xylazine were used when required to control ... | 1995 | 7563422 |
| experimental transmission of bovine malignant catarrhal fever to a bison (bison bison). | malignant catarrhal fever (mcf) was transmitted to a bison (bison bison) by intravenous inoculation of whole blood obtained from a calf showing signs of experimental mcf. clinical signs evident on the 25th day following inoculation included depression, weakness, epiphora, serous nasal discharge, watery diarrhea and multifocal ulcerations of oral mucosa. gross and histopathological lesions observed in the bison were similar to those in cattle with a few qualitative differences. compared to bovine ... | 1980 | 7431530 |
| paramphistomum microbothrioides in american bison and domestic beef cattle. | intestinal paramphistomiosis was diagnosed in a bull and cow with severe diarrhea and weight loss, and subsequent investigation suggested that the infection was transmitted from american bison (bison bison). the rumen fluke, paramphistomum microbothrioides, was recovered from the rumen of 3 bison on the farm or origin. single operculate eggs of p microbothrioides measuring 130 x 69 micrometers were recovered from the feces of the bull, from 9 of 10 bison, and from 3 of 9 other beef cattle. snail ... | 1981 | 7341559 |
| 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 |
| effects of ration, season and animal handling on composition of bison and cattle blood. | composition of ration and season of sampling markedly affected the composition of blood in six tamed bison (bison bison) steers and eight hereford cattle (bos taurus) steers. observed values extended reported ranges for albumin, phosphorus and blood urea nitrogen (bun) in bison serum. there were several differences between species in blood composition. in particular, erythrocytic and bun values were higher in bison than in cattle. overall mean values for bison and cattle receiving experimental r ... | 1982 | 7131655 |
| sarcocystosis in neonatal bison fed sarcocystis cruzi sporocysts derived from cattle. | a 6-day-old female (bison bison) was inoculated with 10 million sporocysts of the b1 isolate of sarcocystis cruzi originally obtained by feeding heart of a naturally infected cow (bos taurus) to a laboratory-raised coyote. the bison became febrile, lethargic, and anorectic at about 25 days after inoculation of the sporocysts, and was euthanatized 3 days later. there were widespread hemorrhages, hepatitis, myocarditis, nephritis, and enteritis; intravascular meronts were found in the adrenal cort ... | 1982 | 6816777 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| development of an overnight rapid bovine identification test (orbit) for field use. | an overnight rapid bovine identification test (orbit) has been developed as a serological screen test for species verification of raw, whole tissue, bovine meat products. the test, an agar-gel immunodiffusion technique, uses stabilized reagent paper discs and prepared agar plates that have a printed template for correct placement of test components. this test is reliable, practical, economical, and easily performed in the field, such as at a meat import inspection station. the only nonbovine spe ... | 1984 | 6438051 |
| morphogenesis of a cytomegalovirus from an american bison affected with malignant catarrhal fever. | a herpesvirus isolated from several organs of an american bison affected with malignant catarrhal fever was cultured in bovine foetal spleen cells and studied by electron microscopy. the fine structural features of the mature virion and the mode of virus morphogenesis were found to be similar to herpesviruses classified in the subgroup cytomegalovirus. the capsids were granular, hexagonal in shape and contained pleomorphic cores in thin sections. envelopment of the capsids occurred primarily by ... | 1983 | 6302207 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| septicemic pasteurellosis (hemorrhagic septicemia) in the american bison: a serologic survey. | 1969 | 5817776 | |
| study of glucose 6-phosphate dehydrogenase and 6-phosphogluconate dehydrogenase in the american buffalo (bison bison). | 1970 | 5489767 | |
| the somatic karyotypes of american bison and domestic cattle. | 1969 | 5356562 | |
| multiple electrophoretic forms of carbonic anhydrase in red cells of domestic cattle (bos taurus) and american buffalo (bison bison). | 1969 | 4983413 | |
| the isolation and partial characterization of ribonuclease a from bison bison. | 1. bison ribonuclease was isolated from pancreas glands of bison bison by acid extraction, (nh(4))(2)so(4) fractionation, affinity chromatography on sepharose-5'-(4-aminophenylphosphoryl)uridine 2',3'-phosphate and ion-exchange chromatography on bio-rex-70. 2. the selectivity of the affinity column towards bison ribonuclease in heterogeneous protein solutions was greatly improved by employing piperazine buffers at ph5.3, which decreased non-specific interactions of other proteins. rapid desorpti ... | 1973 | 4772270 |
| two hemoglobin phenotypes in the american bison (bison bison): a possible genetic explanation based on structural studies. | 1973 | 4717400 | |
| vaccination of american bison against pasteurella multocida serotype 2 infection (hemorrhagic septicemia). | 1973 | 4361505 | |
| isolation of non-o1 vibrio cholerae associated with enteric disease of herbivores in western colorado. | non-o1 vibrio cholerae was isolated from a horse (equus caballus), a lamb (genus ovis), and two american buffalo (bison bison) suffering from enteric disease in the western part of colorado. in 1981, a foal died of apparent respiratory failure. necropsy findings included heart failure and gastroenteritis. v. cholerae serovar 347 (smith) was isolated from the colon of this animal. v. cholerae serovar 27 (smith) was isolated in 1983 from the intestine of a feedlot lamb suffering from pneumonia and ... | 1985 | 4077968 |
| anaplasma marginale infections in american bison: experimental infection and serologic study. | anaplasma marginale was experimentally transmitted from cattle to bison and back to cattle. of the 2 splenectomized and 1 intact american bison calves (bison bison) inoculated with a north texas a marginale stabilate, 1 splenectomized and 1 intact bison exhibited clinical signs of anaplasmosis. active parasitemias in these bison were observed along with positive reactions in the rapid card agglutination and complement fixation tests. blood from the infected bison produced disease in splenectomiz ... | 1985 | 3994109 |
| [wohlfahrtiasis in wild ungulates in the askaniia-nova zoo]. | the paper presents data on the sick rate with volfartiosis in different species of wild ruminents. the animals were maintained in spacious enclosures (up to 1550 hectare). this disease was recorded in 24 species of animals, african eland (33.5%) and american bison (9.4%) being infected mostly often. the morbidity dinamics within years and its dependence on weather conditions is given. the methods of prophylaxis and medical treatment of wild animals are discussed. | 1985 | 3975068 |
| the role of wild north american ungulates in the epidemiology of bovine brucellosis: a review. | published reports of brucella abortus infections in wild north american ungulates and domestic cattle herds were reviewed to determine if infection in these species was related. bison (bison bison) were frequently found infected, but are probably a minor threat to livestock due to their current limited distribution. most elk (cervus elaphus) were free of infection except where their range was shared with infected bison or livestock. deer (odocoileus spp.), pronghorns (antilocapra americana), moo ... | 1985 | 3908724 |
| experimental infections of babesia bigemina in american bison. | babesia bigemina was experimentally transmitted from cattle to bison and back to cattle. one spleen-intact and two splenectomized american bison (bison bison) inoculated with a b. bigemina stabilate exhibited clinical and hematological signs of babesiosis within 10 days of exposure. blood from the infected bison produced disease in a splenectomized bovine steer. | 1987 | 3820431 |
| [intrinsic oxygen affinity of hemoglobins: the hemoglobin of bisons (bison bonasus,bovidae)]. | the hemoglobin from a european bison (bison bonasus) was analysed and the complete primary structures of the alpha i-, alpha ii-and beta-chains have been determined. the alpha i- and alpha ii-chains differ only at position alpha 19 (asp----gly). the beta-chains are homogeneous. the sequences are compared with the globin chains of bison bison and bovine and the polymorphism of the alpha-chains is discussed. on the basis of the primary structure it may be concluded that the hemoglobin of bison bon ... | 1986 | 3741621 |
| experimental anaplasmosis in american bison: persistence of infections of anaplasma marginale and non-susceptibility to a. ovis. | blood collected 314 and 496 days after experimentally infecting splenectomized and spleen-intact american bison (bison bison) with anaplasma marginale was infective for splenectomized bovine steers. the pathogenesis was identical to that seen in bovine studies using bovine blood inoculations. a splenectomized bison remained normal clinically, hematologically and serologically for 10 mo after repeated inoculation of ovine blood infected with a. ovis. | 1986 | 3712642 |
| chemical immobilization of free-ranging north american bison (bison bison) in badlands national park, south dakota. | twenty-six free-ranging north american bison (bison bison) (22 adult bulls, one yearling male and three adult females) were immobilized using a combination of carfentanil and xylazine. for carfentanil the dose range (mean +/- sd) was 1.8-5.0 micrograms/kg (2.4 +/- 0.7 micrograms/kg) and for xylazine 0.004-0.125 mg/kg (0.07 +/- 0.03 mg/kg). induction time (mean +/- se) was 14.2 +/- 2.9 min (median 8 min), while the total mean reversal time after administration of a narcotic antagonist was 9.0 +/- ... | 1987 | 3682089 |
| nucleolus-organizer regions and heterochromatin in three species of bovidae. | ag-nor staining and a counterstain-enhanced fluorescence technique (chromomycin a3/distamycin a/dapi staining = cdd-method) have been applied to ibex (capra ibex l.), chamois (rupicapra rupicapra l.) and bison (bison bison l.) chromosomes. chromomycin a3 visualization led to a well defined r-banding pattern along the chromosome arms and to a clear demonstration of centric heterochromatic bands of variable size. the nucleolus organizer regions (nors) were found in the telomeric regions of the chr ... | 1987 | 3505226 |
| overwinter survival of carfentanil-immobilized male bison. | a problem with studies that examine immobilization-related drug effects on large mammals is that no true control group exists because untreated (non-captured) animals in the same population have not been examined. we present data to show that overwinter survival in male bison (bison bison) immobilized with carfentanil was the same as untreated bison. this unique experimental design allows us to conclude that the drug had no long-term effect on male bison overwinter survival. | 1988 | 3411714 |
| isolation and amino acid sequence of insulins and c-peptides of european bison (bison bonasus) and fox (alopex lagopus). | insulins and c-peptides were extracted and purified from bison and fox pancreatic glands. the insulins were reduced and pyridylethylated, and the derived a- and b-chains separated by hplc. amino acid sequence determinations of the pyridylethylated a- and b-chains proved bisontine insulin to be identical to bovine insulin and fox insulin to be identical to dog and porcine insulin. bisontine c-peptide proved to be identical to bovine c-peptide. the isolated fox c-peptide comprises 23 amino acid re ... | 1987 | 3319921 |
| pathogenesis of mycobacterium bovis infection in american bison. | eighteen 12-month-old bison were randomly placed in each of 3 groups (6 animals/group): group-1 bison were exposed to live mycobacterium bovis, group-2 bison were inoculated with killed m bovis in oil, and group-3 bison were noninfected controls. six, 6-month-old, tuberculin test-negative calves were placed (pen contact) with group-1 bison 30 days after exposure to m bovis. tuberculin skin test responses (caudal fold and/or comparative cervical) were detected in all bison in groups 1 and 2 at 2, ... | 1988 | 3073677 |
| isolation of a retrovirus from the american bison and its relation to bovine retroviruses. | tissue samples were removed at necropsy from five american bison (bison bison) with clinical signs of a disease resembling malignant catarrhal fever (mcf). using cell-associated virus techniques, attempts were made to isolate viruses from these tissues by culturing them directly or by co-culture with bovine fetal cells. among the viruses isolated was one which was syncytiogenic and multiplied in bovine fetal spleen cells and remained highly cell-associated. the presence of reverse transcriptase ... | 1987 | 3029441 |
| hematology, blood chemistry and selenium values of captive pronghorn antelope, white-tailed deer and american bison. | pronghorn were observed to have a significantly higher whole blood selenium concentration than either the white-tailed deer or bison. pronghorn colloid values were significantly less than those of the bison, and approached statistical significance for the white-tailed deer. differential white blood cell counts for the white-tailed deer were markedly different from those of the pronghorn and bison. the american bison had significantly higher cortisol values and lower t3 values than either the whi ... | 1987 | 2885128 |
| craniometrical estimation of the native japanese mishima cattle, using multivariate analysis. | the present study on measurement of the skull of mishima cattle, which has been postulated as the only pure representative breed of native japanese cattle, was performed using craniometrical multivariate analysis. the data of the skull of mishima cattle was compared with 17 breeds of cattle, i.e. korean cattle (hamhung, pyongyang, chinju suwon, and kwangju), mongolian cattle, hainan tao cattle, northeastern chinese cattle (shuangliao, shenyang, tongliao, lüta, and chilin), astatic water buffalo, ... | 1989 | 2764276 |
| [harboring of helminth parasites by the european bison (bison bonasus l.) and deer (cervidae) in the białowieza forest]. | parasitological autopsy of 31 european bison , 9 red-deer and 3 roe-deer was made in białowieza forest in the period 1983-1988. together 20 species of nematodes were found, from them as much as 18 in bison , 6 in red-deer and 8 in roe-deer . the highest intensity and 100% of extensity was shown by nematodes from subfamily ostertagiinae. four species of this subfamily (o. leptospicularis, o. kolchida, s. boehmi i s. mathevossiani) have been permanently adapted by bison from cervids, however two s ... | 1989 | 2633504 |
| isolation, characterization and in vitro mitogenic stimulation of peripheral blood lymphocytes from an american buffalo. | a rapid and reproducible method is described for the isolation and characterization of leukocytes from the peripheral blood of an american buffalo (bison). centrifugation of the buffy coat cells on a percoll gradient (1.079 g/ml) at 650 x g for 20 min resulted in the separation and high yields of pure viable leukocytes. the sheep erythrocyte-rosetting technique (er) showed that 59% of the cells were er+ (t lymphocytes). fluorescein isothiocyanate (fitc)-conjugated peanut agglutinin and fitc-conj ... | 1989 | 2590878 |
| levels of t4, t3 and cortisol in the blood serum of the european bison (bison bonasus) in the winter period. | 1. in the blood of 56 european bison, the levels of t4, t3, and the ratio of t3:t4 and cortisol were studied. 2. between december and march, the t4 level changed from about 53 to 83 ng/ml of blood serum but in april it increased to 90 ng/ml. 3. the level of t3 in this period was 0.817-1.475 ng/ml and in april it was 2.40-3.40 ng/ml. 4. the ratio of t3:t4 was 0.015-0.024 and in april it increased to 0.027-0.052. 5. the level of cortisol changed from 1.00 to 6.70 ng/ml and in april it was from 1.0 ... | 1989 | 2569374 |
| seasonal changes in the red blood cell system in the european bison, bison bonasus l. | 1. in 195 european bisons divided into four groups (group 1, 0-3 year-old males; group 2, 0-3 year-old females; group 3, mature bulls, over 3 years old; group 4, mature cows, over 3 years old) seasonal changes in red blood cell number and diameter, haemoglobin level, haematocrit value, index f, mch, mchc and mcv were studied. 2. seasonal cyclicity was found only in red blood cell diameters in all groups. 3. in young males the cyclicity was found in mchc and in mcv only. 4. in young females the c ... | 1989 | 2565780 |
| acid-base values in the blood of the european bison bison bonasus (l.). | 1989 | 2561892 | |
| serum biochemical and hematologic values of normal and mycobacterium bovis-infected american bison. | hematologic and serum biochemical tests were used to monitor the health of 3 groups of bison in an experimental study of tuberculosis. bison were randomly assigned to mycobacterium bovis-infected, m. bovis-sensitized, and uninfected control groups. hematologic measurements included total and differential leukocyte counts, hemoglobin (hb), packed cell volume (pcv), fibrinogen, and plasma proteins. biochemical tests included serum urea nitrogen, creatinine, aspartate amino transferase, sorbitol de ... | 1989 | 2488347 |
| comparative blood characteristics of ranched and free-ranging american bison (bison bison). | blood samples were obtained from 20 bison (bison bison) from a ranch in northern lower michigan, as well as from 20 free-ranging bison of the same sex and similar age from the badlands national park in south dakota. hematologic and serum biochemical values were determined. the values were comparable in both groups, except for those for bun, aspartate transaminase, and phosphorus, which were significantly (p less than 0.001) higher in the ranched bison than in the free-ranging bison. these differ ... | 1990 | 2368954 |
| serum antibody prevalence of parainfluenza 3 virus in a free-ranging bison (bison bison) herd from alaska. | serum antibody prevalence of parainfluenza 3 virus in the free-ranging delta bison (bison bison) herd which is found near delta junction, alaska (usa), increased from 0% to 100% during the period 1977 to 1984. domestic cattle are hypothesized as the source for the infection. there has been no clinical disease or decrease in productivity in this bison herd since establishment of the infection. | 1990 | 2167394 |
| the biology of bovine herpesvirus-4 infection of cattle. | the biology of bovine herpesvirus-4 (bhv-4) infection of cattle is reviewed. the infection is distributed worldwide. most of isolated viruses are non-pathogenic in cattle; some of them are able to produce a genital disease. twenty-nine structural polypeptides were described; ten of them are glycosylated. two major glycoproteins were characterized by monoclonal antibodies. restriction maps of bhv-4 dna are available for the enzymes ecori, bamhi and hindiii. the strain variations studied by restri ... | 1990 | 2155770 |
| brucella abortus in captive bison. i. serology, bacteriology, pathogenesis, and transmission to cattle. | two groups of six, non-brucellosis vaccinated, brucellosis seronegative pregnant american bison (bison bison) were individually challenged with 1 x 10(7) colony forming units (cfu) of brucella abortus strain 2308. three days after challenge, each bison group was placed in a common paddock with six non-vaccinated, brucellosis susceptible, pregnant domestic heifers. in a parallel study, two groups of six susceptible, pregnant cattle were simultaneously challenged with the identical dose as the bis ... | 1990 | 2117675 |
| serologic survey for bovine pathogens in free-ranging european bison from poland. | from 1980 to 1983, blood was taken from 60 selected european bison (bison bonasus) in poland. serum samples were tested for the presence of antibodies against brucella abortus, 14 serovars of leptospira interrogans, chlamydia spp., coxiella burnetti; foot and and mouth disease virus, bovine leukemia virus and bovine herpes virus-1. in addition, an attempt was made to isolate bovine herpes virus-1 from the prepuce of selected bulls. serological tests suggested chlamydial infection in 28 bison, su ... | 1991 | 2023316 |
| seasonal cyclicity in carbohydrate metabolism parameters in the european bison, bison bonasus l. | 1. in 197 european bison divided into four groups (group 1, 0-3-year-old males; group 2, 0-3-year-old females; group 3, mature bulls, over 3 years old; group 4, mature cows, over 3 years old) seasonal changes in the level of lactic and pyruvic acids, glucose and alkaline reserve were studied. 2. seasonal cyclicity was found only in lactic acid levels in all groups. 3. in the pyruvic acid level cyclicity was found only in males. 4. in the glucose level cyclicity was found only in mature cows. 5. ... | 1990 | 1976484 |
| hematological and blood chemistry profiles of american bison grazing on konza prairie of kansas. | normal hematological and blood chemistry parameters were measured in 45 american bison (bison bison) that were divided into three age groups for comparison. there was a statistically significant (p less than 0.05) increase with advancing age in mean corpuscular volume, mean corpuscular hemoglobin, absolute neutrophil and eosinophil counts, total protein, globulin, creatinine, and blood urea nitrogen. there was a statistically significant (p less than 0.05) decrease with advancing age in levels o ... | 1991 | 1920660 |
| brucella abortus in bison. ii. evaluation of strain 19 vaccination of pregnant cows. | protection against brucella abortus induced abortion and infection provided by strain 19 (s19) vaccination was evaluated in american bison (bison bison). forty-eight pregnant bison were manually inoculated (mi) with s19 vaccine, 44 were ballistically inoculated (bi) with an absorbable hollow pellet containing lyophilized s19, and 46 were manually injected with buffered saline as non-vaccinated controls (nvc). all bison were brucella spp. seronegative prior to the experiment, in the second trimes ... | 1991 | 1906114 |
| oestrous cycle of the north american bison (bison bison) characterized by urinary pregnanediol-3-glucuronide. | an enzyme immunoassay for urinary pregnanediol-3 alpha-glucuronide (pdg) was evaluated for the indirect measurement of progesterone metabolites during the oestrous cycle and early pregnancy of uncaptured north american bison. comparisons between plasma progesterone and urinary pdg, dose-response parallelism between the standard curve and diluted urine samples and high-performance liquid cochromatography revealed that pdg was a primary immunoreactive urinary metabolite of progesterone in bison. u ... | 1991 | 1787475 |
| serologic survey for selected microbial pathogens in bison from kansas. | a serologic survey was conducted on an american bison (bison bison) herd in kansas for antibodies against brucella spp., leptospira interrogans serovar canicola, pomona, grippotyphosa, icterohaemorrhagiae, and hardjo, anaplasma spp., bluetongue virus, infectious bovine rhinotracheitis virus and bovine viral diarrhea virus. there was an increase in prevalence of bluetongue antibodies from 38% in 1987 to 100% in 1989 in animals greater than or equal to 24-mo-old. prevalences of antibodies against ... | 1991 | 1656107 |
| distal metacarpal sequestration in a bison. | a 2-year-old 400-kg female american bison was admitted for evaluation and treatment of an open fracture of the right metacarpal bones 3 and 4. radiography revealed osteolysis of the distal metaphysis and epiphysis, with extensive bony callus formation along the dorsoproximal and proximomedial aspects extending distally to the proximomedial aspect of the proximal phalanx. evidence of periosteal or bony proliferation at the fracture site or along the distal segment of the third and fourth metacarp ... | 1992 | 1639711 |
| r51163 as a sedative for handling and transporting plains bison and wapiti. | forty captive wapiti (cervus elaphus) and thirty-two bison (bison bison bison) were tested in april and october 1988, respectively, for their response to the sedative r51163. treatment animals were injected with either 0.1, 0.2, or 0.3 mg of r51163/kg and then observed for 72 hr. behavior was significantly altered by the drug. hyperactive, aggressive, and milling behavior was characteristic of treated wapiti and they were extremely dangerous and reared when hind quarters were touched. although t ... | 1992 | 1602574 |
| pregnancy and ovulation detection in bison (bison bison) assessed by means of urinary and fecal steroids. | sexually mature bison (bison bison) cows were tested for both pregnancy and ovulation by means of urinary steroid metabolites and fecal steroids. the accuracy of pregnancy diagnosis was determined among 18 bison cows, in approximately the third month of gestation, by means of urinary pregnanediol-3 delta-glucuronide (pdg), urinary estrone conjugates (e1c), and fecal total estrogens (te). urinary pdg was 100% accurate, urinary e1c was 89% accurate, and fecal te was 100% accurate in predicting pre ... | 1992 | 1474657 |
| effects of feeding ponderosa pine needles during pregnancy: comparative studies with bison, cattle, goats, and sheep. | four experiments were conducted to determine the effect of feeding dried pine needles (pinus ponderosa; pn) on the abortion rate of ruminants. in exp. 1, cattle were fed 5.4 kg of pn daily for 21 d starting at 116, 167, 215, or 254 d of pregnancy. the pn did not cause abortions when started at 116 d; thereafter, the percentage of cows that aborted increased linearly, and the interval to abortion decreased linearly (both p < .01); all cows fed pn beginning at 254 d aborted. in exp. 2, cattle were ... | 1992 | 1459912 |
| elements of acid-base balance in the european bison, bison bonasus (l.) in the winter period. | 1. in the blood of 65 european bison divided into four groups (group 1, 0-3-year-old males; group 2, 0-3-year-old females; group 3, mature bulls, over 3 years old; group 4, mature cows, over 3 years old) the values of ph, pco2, po2, base excess and bicarbonate level were studied. 2. the studies were carried out in winter months, from mid-december to mid-april. 3. no significant differences in parameters studied were found between young males and females. 4. all indices found in mature bulls and ... | 1992 | 1351444 |
| some hematologic values of bison from five areas of the united states. | seventeen hematologic values of the american bison (bison bison) from five areas of the united states were determined using standard techniques. the means of the principal blood measurements for all bison were 10.08 +/- 1.43 million erythrocytes/mm3, 8.03 +/- 1.41 thousand leukocytes/mm3, 16.92 +/- 1.43 gm % hemoglobin and 47.11 +/- 4.06% hematocrit. there was a significant variation (p less than 0.05) among age groups of males for erythrocytes, neutrophils, lymphocytes and monocytes. however, n ... | 1976 | 1255916 |
| a macroscopic study of the brain of bison bison bison, the american plains buffalo. | the macroscopic anatomy of the brain of the american plains buffalo (bison bison bison) is detailed herein for the first time. many features vary significantly from most previously described ungulate species including its large size, fissural pattern of the cerebral hemispheres and well developed insular cortex. the midbrain, particularly the tectum, is outstanding: the superior colliculi appear to be the largest reported for any mammal and occupy most of the dorsal midbrain by surface area and ... | 1976 | 1247185 |
| the sweat glands and hair follicles of different species of bovidae. | measurements were made of hairs and sweat glands in the skins of a number of different bovidae. the principal differences between the bovinae and the one member of the cephalophinae (the duiker) studied were in the dimensions of the skin and its component organs and in hair density; secondary hairs were not present, although in the american bison small primary follicles which appeared to provide a woolly undercoat were seen. in contrast, secondary hair follicles were found in the skins of all th ... | 1975 | 1164257 |
| bovine coccidia in american bison. | three species of coccidia, found in american bison sampled in wyoming, are identified. the described coccidial species, common to cattle, have not been reported previosuly from american bison, (bison bison). identification of the parasites was determined by oocyst structural measurements and by oocyst sporulation times. | 1975 | 1152181 |
| absence of anaplasma marginale infection in american bison raised in an anaplasmosis endemic area. | blood was collected at slaughter from 132 adult american bison (bison bison) raised in an anaplasmosis endemic area where the vector dermacentor andersoni (equals venustus) is indigenous. hematologic studies revealed no indication of clinical anaplasmosis. card agglutination and complement-fixation tests on all bison serums were negative. eleven anaplasmosis-susceptible calves each inoculated with 204 ml of blood pooled from 12 bison did not develop anaplasmosis. results of this study indicate a ... | 1975 | 1152178 |
| some hematologic and blood chemistry values in two herds of american bison in kansas. | the data presented are compiled from two herds of american bison (bison bison) in kansas. in this study there were differences in the mean values of white blood cell count, neutrophil percentage, lymphocyte percentage and cholestrol, alkaline phosphatase, specific glutamic-oxalacetic transaminase concentrations between the age groups of animals under 2 years of age and bison over 2 year old. differences in the two age groups paralleled those found in jersey and hereford cattle. packed cell volum ... | 1975 | 1113446 |
| redwater in american bison caused by babesia major. | 1977 | 867780 | |
| ration digestion and retention times of digesta in domestic cattle (bos taurus), american bison (bison bison), and tibetan yak (bos grunniens). | 1978 | 751705 | |
| serologic and hematologic values of bison in colorado. | recent economic and aesthetic interest in north american bison (bison bison) has lead to increased interstate transport of these animals. serologic and hematologic standards for bison are needed to detect disease in transported animals as well as within herds. this paper describes variation in blood physiological parameters in bison caused by variations in diet and season. blood was taken from six bison and analyzed for serologic and hematologic parameters. significant variation was found in blo ... | 1978 | 739589 |
| methemoglobin reductase in three species of bovidae. | isoelectric focusing of red cell hemolysates revealed several isozymes that stain for nadh-methemoglobin reductase. evidence for two different genetic loci controlling the banding patterns was obtained. one locus controlled a single band present in all animals tested. the second locus controlled ten different banding patterns that could be accounted for by four codominant alleles. band b occurred in bison bison. bands a and c occurred in bos indicus and band d occurred in both bos indicus and bo ... | 1978 | 728057 |
| parasites and diseases of bison in canada iv. serologic survey for brucellosis in bison in northern canada. | serum samples collected from 2,365 free-roaming hybrid bison (bison bison bison x bison bison athabascae) in wood buffalo national park and adjacent areas in the northwest territories were tested for brucellosis during the period 1959 to 1974. a positive reaction was obtained in 739 (31.2%) of the animals tested. the overall effect of brucellosis on this free-roaming bison population is unknown. the authors also dealt with some of the actual and possible consequences of the disease in this popul ... | 1978 | 691126 |
| malignant catarrhal fever in bison. | malignant catarrhal fever was diagnosed in 3 herds of american bison (bison bison) in south dakota from 1973 to 1976. clinical signs included depression, nasal and ocular discharge, conjunctivitis and keratitis, and diarrhea. herd morbidity ranged from 3 to 53.8%, and mortality was 100%. at necropsy, ulcerative lesions were found throughout the alimentary tract, trachea, and bronchi. microscopically, necrotizing vasculitis without thrombosis was found in virtually every organ examined. | 1977 | 562870 |
| transient electrophoretic forms of red cell 6pgd in american buffalo (bison bison) and domestic cattle (bos taurus). | 1979 | 518533 | |
| aspects of variation in cranial characters of plains bison (bison bison bison linnaeus) from elk island national park, alberta. | 1975 | 171329 | |
| ostertagiosis in captive bison in new york state: report of nine cases. | type ii ostertagiosis was found at necropsy in 9 american bison (bison bison) from 3 farms in new york. clinical signs included severe diarrhea, emaciation, unthrifty coats, anemia, and weakness. in severely affected animals, the macroscopic abomasal changes consisted of irregular thickening and edema of the mucosa, resulting in a pebbly or morocco-leather appearance. microscopically, many gastric pits and glands were dilated, lined by hyperplastic epithelium, and contained nematode sections or ... | 1979 | 157257 |
| sarcocystis in free-ranging herbivores on the national bison range. | heart, esophagus, diaphragm and skeletal muscle obtained from various herbivores on the national bison range were examined grossly for sarcocystis. sarcocystis was found in 81, 50, 50, and 13% of the mule deer, (odocoileus hemionus), white-tailed deer (o. virginianus), elk (cervus elaphus), and bison (bison bison), respectively. | 1979 | 110949 |
| isozyme characterization of cattle (bos taurus) and american buffalo (bison bison) cell cultures. | four bovidae cell lines (bek-1, mdbk, bu and ebtr) were characterized by means of enzymatic biochemical markers. out of 15 enzymatic systems, 3--adenosine deaminase (ada), phosphoglucomutase (pgm) and nucleoside phosphorylase (np)--were found to be polymorphic and quite suitable for biochemical identification of each cell line. the bu cell line has shown a np phenotypic pattern which could be distinctive of the bison bison species. | 1978 | 109020 |
| sterility in hybrid cattle. i. distribution of constitutive heterochromatin and nucleolus organizer regions in somatic and meiotic chromosomes. | the distribution of constitutive heterochromatin and nucleolus organizer regions (nor's) in somatic as well as in meiotic chromosomes of bos taurus, bos banteng, bison bison, and their hybrids are analyzed. c-bands are present in the centromeric regions of every autosome. the x chromosome does not show a distinct c-band in the centromeric region, whereas the y chromosome contains an appreciable amount of c-band material. in somatic metaphases, nor's are present on the telomeric ends of five pair ... | 1979 | 88307 |
| blood respiratory properties of bison bison. | the respiratory properties and basic hematology of blood from seven adult bison and one calf were determined. average oxygen-carrying capacity was 22.2 ml/100 ml blood from adults and 17.0 in calf blood; hemoglobin averaged 17.1 g/100 ml in adults and 13.6 in the calf. half saturation of the blood occurred at 32mm hg po2 at ph 7.40 and 37 degrees c. the average bohr effect was -0.40. erythrocytes numbered 8.6 x 10(6)/mm3 and were 52 micron 3 in mean volume. adult and calf cells differed in mean ... | 1977 | 19830 |