Publications
| Title | Abstract | Year(sorted ascending) Filter | PMID Filter |
|---|
| contagious ecthyma (orf) in reindeer (rangifer t tarandus). | 1979 | 576046 | |
| caribou hunters. | 1979 | 17840235 | |
| hostages in the arctic: the porcupine caribou. | 1980 | 17830797 | |
| summer mortality among caribou calves in west greenland. | colibacillosis with polyarthritis, due to e. coli o-group 55, has been found to be responsible for a high summer mortality among caribou valves in west greenland. the mortality is presumably consequential on overstocking and therefore likely to subside as the caribou population in the preferred habitats is reduced to a lower density--the optimum level of which is as yet unknown. | 1980 | 6112731 |
| [clinical problems of the brucellosis of reindeer in man]. | 1980 | 7366156 | |
| [treatment of reindeer with necrobacillosis]. | 1980 | 7395076 | |
| [distribution of alveolar hydatid disease and echinococcosis in the taimyr]. | 1980 | 7421751 | |
| dental abnormalities and mandibular swellings in south georgia reindeer. | 1980 | 7430454 | |
| observations on the internal parasites of reindeer introduced into south georgia. | norwegina reindeer, rangifer tarandus, were introduced to the sub-antarctic island of south georgia in 1911 & 1925. because there are few potential intermediate hosts and no other ungulates on the island, the internal parasite fauna of the reindeer is poor in species. warble flies do not occur. only three species of direct-cycling intestinal nematode and one species of cestode were found. though the output of strongylid eggs rose in spring, parasites were probably not a primary cause of mortalit ... | 1980 | 7456282 |
| dietary influences on sodium and potassium metabolism of reindeer. | 1980 | 7459745 | |
| [population structure of forest nentsee. ii. results of a geneologic study]. | inbreeding and its effect on fertility have been investigated in small (n approximately 1500) population of fisherman, hunters and reindeer breeders living in northwestern siberia. average coefficient of inbreeding in total population was found to be 0.012, ranging from 0.003 to 0.016 between six subisolates. 8% of the total number of matings were matings between close relatives of uncle-niece, first cousins and double first cousins type. nine polygamic matings were observed among presently livi ... | 1980 | 7192237 |
| on the effects of nutrition on the metabolism of foreign compounds in the liver of reindeer (rangifer tarandus tarandus l). | the effects of seasonal feeding on the structure and function of the hepatic microsomes of the reindeer were studied. in native microsomes the protein content did not vary depending on seasonal feeding, but there was a slight modification of the lipid moiety. the sensitivity of microsomes to membrane treatments changed from season to season. seasonal feeding did not affect the hepatic cytochrome c reductase activity. however, the poor winter food depressed udpglucuronosyltransferase activity to ... | 1980 | 6768222 |
| effects of killed brucella abortus strain 45/20 vaccine on reindeer later challenge exposed with brucella suis type 4. | six seronegative pregnant reindeer (rangifer tarandus l) were vaccinated with killed brucella abortus strain 45/20 with added adjuvant. these were challenge exposed with b suis type 4 after 90 days; at the same time, 4 seronegative, nonvaccinated, pregnant reindeer (controls) were given the challenge inoculum. humoral antibodies were detected in the vaccinated reindeer by postvaccination day 14. a marked increase in antibody levels also occurred after they were challenge exposed, but did not rea ... | 1981 | 6784617 |
| [rabies in svalbard. background, course and implications for human medicine]. | 1981 | 7209891 | |
| studies on onchocerca tarsicola bain and schulz-key, 1974 in reindeer (rangifer tarandus) in northern finland. | a survey revealed that onchocerca tarsicola bain & schulz-key, 1974 is a widespread parasite among reindeer in northern finland. of 407 animals studied from 12 reindeer herds, 124 (30.5%) were infected. there was a marked difference in infection levels between different reindeer herds and the frequency as well as the intensity of infection was highest in old animals whereas the parasites were rare in yearlings. | 1981 | 7229327 |
| baffin island medical experience includes polar bears, caribou hunt, eskimos. | 1981 | 7231213 | |
| spontaneous aortic lesions in reindeer (rangifer tarandus l). | 1981 | 7258032 | |
| reindeer chukchi and siberian eskimos: studies on blood groups, serum proteins, and red cell enzymes with regard to genetic heterogeneity. | phenotype and allelic frequencies for abo, mnss, p, rh, kell, duffy, and diego blood groups, as well as for transferrins (tf), haptoglobins (hp), phosphoglucomutase 1 (pgm1), adenylate kinase (ak), 6-phosphogluconate dehydrogenase (pgd), and acid phosphatase (acp) are described in 9-10 adjoining populations of reindeer chukchi. additionally, one of three presently existing territorial subgroups of siberian eskimos was studied. the total sample size ranges from 931 to 1,066 in chukchi, and from 9 ... | 1981 | 7258332 |
| [efficacy of mebendazole on elaphostrongylus rangiferi in reindeer (author's transl)]. | elaphostrongylus rangiferi is a very common parasite in scandinavian reindeer, causing losses due to cerebral nematodiasis and granulomatous parasitic pneumonias and also causing a discard of parts of the carcass at meat inspection. in limited experiments, the efficacy of mebendazole on e. rangiferi has been tested. it was found that daily treatment during a period of 10 days with 6 mg/kg body weight, given as medicated feed, resulted in a decreased fecal larval count at the 10th day and a total ... | 1981 | 7312589 |
| cutaneous besnoitiosis in a swedish reindeer (rangifer tarandus l). | 1981 | 7322867 | |
| [caesium 137 in meat from reindeer and grouse from svalbard 1980 (author's transl)]. | concentration of caesium 137 in meat from spitsbergen (svalbard) and mainland norway reindeer has been measured. it appears that the concentration values for spitsbergen are of the order of 1 per cent of corresponding values for the mainland. it is suggested that low precipitation rates and a different reindeer diet contributes to the low cs 137 concentration values in svalbard. the concentration of cs 137 in svalbard grouse did not exceed the detection limit of the measurements (infinity 10 pci ... | 1981 | 7322876 |
| rabies in svalbard: infection diagnosed in arctic fox, reindeer and seal. | 1981 | 7340100 | |
| progesterone in pregnant and non-pregnant reindeer. | 1981 | 7344525 | |
| influence of stress on some blood constituents in reindeer (rangiferi tarandus l). | 1981 | 7344535 | |
| echinococcosis in slaughtered reindeer (rangifer tarandus) in northern norway. preliminary results of a combat/eradication program. | 1981 | 7344541 | |
| serologic survey for selected microbial agents in mammals from alberta, 1976. | blood samples were taken from humans and several species of free-ranging wild mammals from five different geographic areas of alberta, canada. sera were tested for antibody to eastern equine encephalitis (eee) virus, western equine encephalitis (wee) virus, st. louis encephalitis (sle) virus, powassan (pow) virus, the snowshoe hare (ssh) strain of the california group (cal) of viruses, northway (nor) virus, klamath (kla) virus, infectious bovine rhinotracheitis (ibr) virus, and two bacteria, bru ... | 1981 | 6273600 |
| blood groups, serum proteins, and red cell enzymes in the nganasans (tavghi)-reindeer hunters from taimir peninsula. | the nganasans are made up of two recently tribal populations. these, the avam and vadey, were established in the seventeenth century from small reindeer hunting bands, themselves apparently descended from the yukaghir. data on 13 blood systems have been described for the first time in the vadey nganasans, and the results compared with those previously reported for the two avam subgroups. as a whole, the nganasans are characterized by low frequency of b blood group, high frequencies of ns, cde, f ... | 1981 | 6275711 |
| [teeth as a base for age determination in deer, moose and reindeer]. | 1981 | 6938925 | |
| [blood-sucking mosquitoes (culicidae) of southeastern and western evenkia]. | 24 species of bloodsucking mosquitoes of the genera aedes and culiseta are recorded from south-eastern and western evenkia situated in central siberia, of which c. bergrothi, a. increpitus, a. mercurator and a. riparius are first reported for evenkia. the specific composition, dominant species in water bodies and air, phenology, the activity in attacking man and reindeer, parameters of external factors typical of the attacking of warmblooded animals are noted for each investigated area. | 1981 | 6116220 |
| serological evidence of some bovine viruses in the caribou (rangifer tarandus caribou) in quebec. | 1981 | 6121921 | |
| monoamine oxide activity in ox, elk and reindeer brains. | 1981 | 6112098 | |
| rutting behavior and androgen variation in reindeer (rangifer tarandus l.). | the rutting behavior of captive reindeer was studied during three rutting seasons. blood samples from three males were taken for androgen analysis before, during, and afterthe rut. the amount of androgen increased at the end of august to a peak during late september-early october and decreased thereafter. flehmen, urinating on the hindlegs, and two different low-stretch displays emerged during the prerut period. the preorbital gland enlarged and secretion occurred at the rim of the pocket. a con ... | 1981 | 24420483 |
| seasonal development of circadian and short-term activity in captive reindeer, rangifer tarandus l. | 1. locomotor activity in a group of ten captive reindeer (rangifer tarandus l.) was recorded automatically during a 15-month period at the university of ume\0a, sweden (63\dg 49\t' n). the records were complemented by observations on activity and rumination in march, june, september and december. artificial food was provided at lib. 2. reindeer have a polyphasic activity pattern with bursts occurring during both day and night. the number of activity peaks varies from 4-6 in the winter with 6 h o ... | 1981 | 28309934 |
| 137cs concentrations in northern alaskan eskimos, 1962-79: effects of ecological, cultural and political factors. | concentrations of worldwide fallout 137cs were measured in the lichen-caribou-eskimo food chain of northern alaska during the period 1962-79. pronounced inputs of fallout occurred after major nuclear weapons tests in the atmosphere and 137cs was transmitted through the food chain to eskimos with about a 2-yr delay due to environmental parameters. caribou (rangifer tarandus) meat sampled during spring harvest contained 4 times the 137cs concentration of lichens obtained from their winter range. c ... | 1982 | 6123492 |
| conglutinin, immunoconglutinins and heterophile antibodies in the sera of apparently healthy moose (alces alces) and caribou (rangifer tarandus) in quebec. | serum samples from apparently healthy wild populations of moose and caribou in the province of quebec, canada were screened for the presence of conglutinin (k), immunoconglutinins (iks) and heterophile antibodies. the conglutinating factor in moose and caribou sera was characterized utilizing the necessity of calcium ions for its reaction with sensitized sheep erythrocytes which had been alexinated with horse complement. the conglutinating substance in these animals did not require calcium ions ... | 1982 | 6127416 |
| prediction of 90sr body burdens and radiation dose in anaktuvuk pass alaska eskimos due to fallout. | strontium-90 concentrations in skeletons of eskimo residents of anaktuvuk pass. alaska during 1954-79 were predicted from two models based on (1) sr kinetics in human bond and (2) estimated annual 90sr ingestion rates via caribou meat. predicted skeletal burdens of adult eskimos gradually increased through 1961 and then rapidly achieved maximal values during 1964-66, reflecting fallout 90sr levels in caribou meat which contributed 80-97% of dietary 90sr intake. concentrations of 90sr in male esk ... | 1982 | 6129202 |
| gm and km immunoglobulin allotypes in reindeer chukchi and siberian eskimos. | blood samples from 403 reindeer chukchi of inland chukotka, and 100 samples from chaplin eskimos of the chukot peninsula were tested for g 1 m (z,a,x,f), g2m (n), g3m (g,b0,b1,b3,b5,s,t), and km (1) allotypic determinants. an apparent affinity between the chukchi and the eskimos could be inferred from similar frequencies of the two common haplotypes, gmza;g and gmza;bst, and from very similar frequencies of the km1 allele. however, none of the eskimos had gmzax;g, though it occurred at a low or ... | 1982 | 6957376 |
| differentiation of brucella suis biotype 4 from other biotypes by firenze phage. | 1982 | 7059778 | |
| ophthalmomyiasis interna posterior: report of case caused by the reindeer warble fly larva and review of previous reported cases. | 1982 | 7104279 | |
| the infectivity of some nematode parasites of reindeer (rangifer tarandus l.) and elk (alces alces l.) for cattle and sheep. | cross infections were carried out by dosing parasite-free calves and lambs with third stage nematode larvae cultured from the faeces of reindeer and elk. two lambs each received 20,000 larvae from reindeer, and one lamb 20,000 larvae from elk. one calf received 50,000 larvae from reindeer and one 50,000 from elk. the animals were killed 28 days after infection. egg output did not differ significantly between the lambs nor between the calves, but in the lambs the output was much higher than in th ... | 1982 | 7113357 |
| foetal growth in the reindeer. | 1982 | 7113860 | |
| elaphostrongylus rangiferi: influence of temperature, substrate, and larval age on the infection rate in the intermediate snail host, arianta arbustorum. | 1982 | 7128717 | |
| growth in the reindeer. | 1982 | 7168434 | |
| rabies in alaskan reindeer. | 1982 | 7174485 | |
| trypanosoma cervi from alaskan reindeer, rangifer tarandus. | twenty-nine (64.4%) or 45 reindeer, rangifer tarandus, examined over a two-year period were infected with trypanosomes. trypomastigotes and dividing epimastigotes were found in the blood of fawns, cows, and bulls. morphometric analysis of bloodstream trypomastigotes from reindeer and comparison of these parasites with similar stages of trypanosomes from elk, mule deer, and white-tailed deer from the continuous united states proved them conspecific; the trypanosomes from these members of the cerv ... | 1982 | 7175772 |
| [cesium-137 in soil and vegetation from spitsbergen and continental norway (suldal) 1981]. | concentration of cesium-137 in samples of soil and vegetation from spitsbergen (svalbard) and suldal (western-norway) has been measured. the results indicate that different diets can account for the large difference (1:100), in cesium-137 concentration in reindeer meat from spitsbergen and mainland norway. | 1982 | 7187488 |
| neutralizing antibodies to bovine herpesvirus 1 in reindeer. | 1982 | 6301239 | |
| variations in the glucuronidation rate and in the composition of the endoplasmic reticulum of the wild and semi-domestic reindeer (rangifer tarandus). | 1. the activity of udpglucuronosyltransferase was analyzed in the hepatic and renal microsomes and in the postmitochondrial supernatant fraction of the duodenal mucosa of wild and semi-domestic reindeer. 2. the total activity was about the same in the hepatic microsomes of both animal groups. when the specific activity was analyzed, the semi-domestic reindeer showed twice as high activities as the wild ones. 3. the results in the kidney and duodenum showed similar changes. 4. the protein, choles ... | 1982 | 6802565 |
| ovarian characteristics and reproductive performance of reindeer, rangifer tarandus. | a total of 301 female reindeer of various ages was shot on south georgia in all months of the year to study seasonal and age-related changes in ovarian structures, and to undertake an intraspecific comparison with north american caribou. ovarian weights and follicle numbers did not change in reindeer calves, and it is concluded that the south georgia population do not attain physiological puberty in their first year. compared with caribou, reindeer showed an earlier onset of ovarian activity, an ... | 1983 | 6834323 |
| effects of volatile fatty acids and ketone bodies on lipolysis in isolated adipocytes from norwegian reindeer (rangifer tarandus). | the effect of volatile fatty acids (acetate and propionate) and ketone bodies (acetoacetate and dl-3-hydroxybutyrate) on adrenaline stimulated lipolysis have been studied in isolated adipocytes from norwegian reindeer. all four substances caused a strong (63-90%) inhibition of lipolysis, measured as glycerol release, at low concentrations of adrenaline (5 nm). at higher adrenaline concentrations (50 nm) inhibition only took place in the presence of propionate (30% inhibition) or dl-3-hydroxybuty ... | 1983 | 6880805 |
| aspects of nasal heat exchange in resting reindeer. | total respiratory heat loss (t.r.h.l.) in resting reindeer has been calculated from exhaled air temperature (te) and respiratory minute volume (v) obtained during heat and cold stress in both summer and winter. exhaled air temperature decreased with decreasing ambient temperature (ta) in both summer and winter. the lowest te recorded was +6 degrees c at a ta of -45 degrees c in winter and the highest +38 degrees c at a ta of + 29 degrees c in summer. at any ta, te was higher in winter than in su ... | 1983 | 6887057 |
| abomasal nematodes of the svalbard reindeer (rangifer tarandus platyrhynchus vrolik). | six species of abomasal nematodes were recovered from svalbard reindeer, marshallagia marshalli and ostertagia grühneri were more prevalent than skrjabinagia lyrata, teladorsagia circumcincta, ostertagia occidentalis and ostertagia trifurcata. of 24 reindeer examined all harbored adult abomasal nematodes. there was no significant difference in intensity of infection between winter (april) and autumn (october) for either adult males or females. in winter, intensity of infection of adult males was ... | 1983 | 6887429 |
| [an aphasmid nematode in the ear capillaries of the reindeer, lappnema auria n. gen., n. sp. (robertdollfusidae)]. | lappnema auris n. gen., n. sp. induces the formation of large nodules on the ears of reindeer, rangifer tarandus, in finland; it occurs in subcutaneous capillaries of this organ. the morphology is degenerate. females are viviparous, 5-6 mm long and 20-25 micrometers wide; infective larvae are almost 2 mm long and 10 micrometers wide. males are unknown and spermatozoa have not been observed; parthogenetic reproduction seems likely. the genus is similar to durikainema macropi spratt and speare, 19 ... | 1983 | 6638792 |
| serologic and experimental investigations of contagious ecthyma in alaska. | serologic evidence of contagious ecthyma (ce) was found in domestic sheep (ovis aries), domestic goats (capra hircus), dall sheep (ovis dalli), and musk-ox (ovibos moschatus) in alaska. a moose (alces alces) calf and a caribou (rangifer tarandus) fawn were susceptible to experimental infection and both developed antibody titers as a result. ce virus was isolated from lesions of dall sheep which were involved in a natural outbreak of the disease. | 1983 | 6644914 |
| serologic evidence of arbovirus infections in humans and wild animals in alaska. | blood samples were collected from humans and several species of free-ranging wild animals in alaska. sera were tested for antibody to jamestown canyon (jc), snowshoe hare (ssh), northway (nor), klamath (kla), sakhalin (sak), great island (gi), and silverwater (sil) virus. jc antibody was found in 54% of 121 human, 89% of 97 bison (bison bison), 51% of 84 dall sheep (ovis dalli), 43% of 68 snowshoe hare (lepus americanus), and 3% of 33 arctic fox (alopex lagopus) sera. ssh antibody was found in 4 ... | 1983 | 6644915 |
| plasma levels of progesterone and oestradiol-17 beta in reindeer (rangifer tarandus tarandus) during pregnancy. | 1983 | 6660164 | |
| relationships between hormone-induced and compensatory weight changes in reindeer (rangifer tarandus tarandus). | 1. in connection with a study of hormonal effects on food consumption in reindeer, weight changes during treatment were compared with weight changes during a 3-week period following treatment. 2. rates of weight change during the post-treatment period were inversely proportional to induced weight changes. 3. this inverse relationship is interpreted as evidence for a functional set-point for body weight in reindeer. | 1983 | 6130882 |
| 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 |
| [genetic polymorphism of the amylases found in species of artiodactyla by means of polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis]. | three different types of isoenzymes, am1, am2 and am3 have been revealed by polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (pag) and affine pag electrophoresis in artiodactyla. in cattle and pigs am2 isoenzyme is monomorphic, as shown by pag electrophoresis, and polymorphic in affine gel separation (two alloenzymes, am2a and am2b have been revealed). some of sheep have no am2 isoenzyme, which, apparently, account for the presence of minus-allele. am2 isoenzyme was not detected in saiga tatarica which are re ... | 1983 | 6189765 |
| shedding of hammondia heydorni-like oocysts by foxes fed muscular tissue of reindeer (rangifer tarandus). | 1983 | 6412529 | |
| age dependence of photosynthesis in the caribou lichen cladina stellaris. | the fruticose thallus of the lichen cladina stellaris (opiz.) brodo can be subdivided into individual whorls of branches of known age. photosynthesis declines steadily with age from a maximum rate of 0.76 milligram co(2) per gram dry weight per hour in 1-year-old whorls to 0.02 milligram co(2) per gram dry weight per hour after 15 years. conversely, the dry biomass of the whorls increases up to age 9 years and then approximately levels off. photosynthesis in whorls older than 15 years is less th ... | 1983 | 16662925 |
| the effects of density dependent resource limitation on size of wild reindeer. | a density-dependent decrement in size for wild reindeer from 12 different norwegian herds at 16 different densities was shown using lower jawbone-length as the criterion of size. this criterion was tested and found to adequately predict body size of both bucks and does. lactation in does did not affect jaw length but significantly affected dressed weights.a decrement in the size of does as a result of gross density was found. this size decrement was further analysed in relation to the habitat de ... | 1983 | 28310482 |
| introduced reindeer and their effects on the vegetation and the epigeic invertebrate fauna of south georgia (subantarctic). | the introduced reindeer of south georgia have had a serious impact on the vegetation throughout the range of three populations on the island. exclosure experiments in areas where the reindeer were introduced have resulted in a dramatic change in the composition of the protected vegetation. poa flabellata (the major winter food) and acaena magellanica (a major summer food) have recovered to their former status inside the exclosures, while deschampsia antarctia and the introduced grass poa annua t ... | 1984 | 28310747 |
| density-dependent effects in a parasitic nematode, elaphostrongylus rangiferi, in the snnail intermediate host. | density-dependent effects in elaphostrongylus rangiferi, a parasitic nematode in the cns and muscular system of reindeer, were studied in a laboratory population of the snail intermediate host, arianta arbustorum. the rates in parasite growth, development and mortality were all affected by parasite density. the effects on growth and development were, however, much more marked, than the effect on mortality.all density-dependent rates were intensified by decreasing snail size, and by snail starvat ... | 1984 | 28311635 |
| the domestic reindeer (rangifer tarandus) from northern norway as intermediate host for three species of sarcocystis. | 1984 | 6439015 | |
| a light microscopic comparison of the cysts of four species of sarcocystis infecting the domestic reindeer (rangifer tarandus) in northern norway. | 1984 | 6439016 | |
| sarcocystis infection in wild reindeer (rangifer tarandus) from hardangervidda in southern norway: with a description of the cysts of sarcocystis hardangeri n. sp. | 1984 | 6439017 | |
| [genetic structure of the populations of native inhabitants in the northeastern ussr. iii. asiatic eskimos and the coast and reindeer chukchi]. | the genetic structure of three asiatic eskimos subpopulations (402 individuals), five coast chuckchies subpopulations (1793 individuals) and three reindeer chuckchies subpopulations (559 individuals) have been studied for 26 electrophoretic protein systems (33 loci). these are: adenilate-kinase (ak), diaphorase nad x h (dia), glyoxalase-1 (glo-1), glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (6gpt), glutamatpyruvate transaminase (gpt), glutamicoxalate transaminase (got), carbonic anhydrase-1 (ca-1), catala ... | 1984 | 6439603 |
| glucuronidation in the reindeer: dietary modification in the udp-glucuronosyltransferase activity with 4-nitrophenol, 1-naphthol and phenolphthalein as acceptors. | the udp-glucuronosyltransferase activity towards 4-nitrophenol, 1-naphthol and phenolphthalein was measured from the hepatic microsomes of the reindeer (rangifer tarandus tarandus) after summer, autumn and winter feeding periods. the microsomes were digested with trypsin or digitonin. the udp-glucuronosyltransferase activity with 4-nitrophenol and 1-naphthol as aglycones was lower in reindeer on winter food than in ones on summer food after trypsin and digitonin digestion. the activity towards p ... | 1984 | 6440821 |
| the fox as definitive host for sarcocystis sp. gjerde, 1984 from skeletal muscle of reindeer (rangifer tarandus). with a proposal for sarcocystis tarandivulpes n. sp. as replacement name. | 1984 | 6441474 | |
| sarcocystis hardangeri and sarcocystis rangi n. sp. from the domestic reindeer (rangifer tarandus) in northern norway. | 1984 | 6441475 | |
| the raccoon dog (nyctereutes procyonoides) as definitive host for sarcocystis spp. of reindeer (rangifer tarandus). | 1984 | 6441476 | |
| physiological responses and effects on meat quality in reindeer (rangifer tarandus) transported on lorries. | 1984 | 6464919 | |
| isolation of elaphostrongylus rangiferi from wild reindeer in scandinavia. | 1984 | 6474781 | |
| [serological diagnosis of an infestation caused by the early developmental stages of botfly larvae (oedemagena tarandi) in reindeer]. | undertaken investigations have shown that the antigen prepared from larvae of o. tarandi is diagnostically effective and stricktly specific only to this infection in the reaction of indirect hemagglutination (riha). the experiments have proved the possibility of practical use of riha as a principal method of early diagnosis of infection of reindeer caused by o. tarandi. | 1984 | 6483469 |
| regulation of metabolic rate in svalbard and norwegian reindeer. | food intake, body weight, serum levels of triiodothyronine (t3) and free thyroxine (ft4), and metabolic rate were measured at intervals in svalbard (sr) and norwegian (nr) reindeer. from summer to winter food intake decreased 57 (sr) and 55% (nr), while body weight decreased 8.6 (sr) and 3.8% (nr). in sr t3 and ft4 changed seasonally, whereas this was only evident for t3 in nr. resting (standing) metabolic rate (rmr) in winter was 1.55 (sr) and 2.05 w x kg-1 (nr), lower critical temperature (tlc ... | 1984 | 6496770 |
| levels of trace elements in liver from norwegian moose, reindeer and red deer in relation to atmospheric deposition. | 1984 | 6524572 | |
| [new data on the epidemiology of taeniarhynchiasis in regions of the far north in the ussr (based on observational data in the yamal-nenets autonomous okrug)]. | 1984 | 6530974 | |
| [population genetics of taiga hunters and reindeer breeders in central siberia. the biochemical markers of genes hp, tf, gc, a1b, glo1, pgm1, acp and esd]. | biochemical markers of gene systems alb, tf, gc, hp, glo1, pgm1, esd, acp were analysed in the native population of evenc national region. it is shown that native population of central siberia, in spite of its mongoloid racial type, posseses the complex of gene frequencies for protein loci studied which is not typical for mongoloids. the complex may be called "central-siberian" and its origin may be connected with the process of adaptation to environment of the central siberian geographical regi ... | 1984 | 6542041 |
| occurrence of trypsin inhibitors in colostrum, meconium, and faeces of different species of ungulates and carnivores. | 1984 | 6241991 | |
| fibre composition and enzyme activities in five different muscles from the svalbard reindeer. | beta r fibres (type i) constitute less than 10% of the semimembranosus and longissimus dorsi muscles and about twice as much of the gluteobiceps and flexor hallucis. except for longissimus dorsi, 50% or more consist of alpha w (type iib) fibres--in semimembranous, as much as 70%. despite the comparatively large content of alpha w fibres, both the oxidative capacity and the capacity to metabolize fatty acids is high. furthermore, unexpectedly small differences in oxidative capacity between the th ... | 1984 | 6141034 |
| effects of nutrition on seasonal changes in testosterone levels in young male reindeer (rangifer tarandus tarandus). | food restriction during autumn in male reindeer calves decreased peak testosterone levels at 4-6 months, and also at 16-17 months of age. peak testosterone levels at the age of 16-17 months were significantly correlated to body weight at 6 months but not to body weight at 16 months of age. there were small secondary testosterone peaks (1-3 ng/ml) in march or april in 11 of 16 animals. testosterone levels started to increase before summer solstice in 50% of the yearlings. | 1984 | 6143638 |
| the structure and insulation properties of the reindeer fur. | the structure of the fur of the reindeer (6 adults, 4 calves) was studied with light and scanning electron microscopy and skin and rectal temperatures were measured in 216 living animals at varying ambient temperatures (-28 to +15 degrees c) and also on excised skin samples in the laboratory (temperature range -20 to +20 degrees c, wind 0 or 10 m/sec, 5 different directions). guard hair count and length varied according to the site of excision and were on average 2000/cm2 and 12 mm on the forele ... | 1984 | 6150798 |
| plutonium in finnish lapps--an estimate of the gastrointestinal absorption of plutonium by man based on a comparison of the plutonium content of lapps and southern finns. | the plutonium body burden of five male lapps was determined through radiochemical analysis of bone, liver and lung samples, and compared with the body burden of male southern finns. tissue burdens of plutonium were found equal in the lapps and southern finns. the mean content of 239,240pu in bone (ribs), liver and lung of the lapps was 0.045, 0.42 and 0.033 pci/kg wet wt (1.7, 15.5, 1.2 mbq/kg), respectively. the average body burden of plutonium in the lapps was 1.1 pci (41 mbq). the 137cs, 90sr ... | 1984 | 6698783 |
| heart rate and energy expenditure in resting and running svalbard and norwegian reindeer. | the purpose of this study was to determine whether a convenient relationship could be found between heart rate (hr) and energy expenditure at rest and during running in the high arctic svalbard reindeer (sr) and the subarctic norwegian reindeer (nr). measurements of hr and energy expenditure (o2 consumption) were made at different ambient temperatures, at rest, and during running at different speeds during both summer and winter. cost of transportation (science 177: 222-228, 1972) was 3.56 and 2 ... | 1984 | 6742177 |
| conservation of repetitive dna sequences in deer species studied by southern blot transfer. | the cervidae show one of the largest variations in chromosome number found within a mammalian family. the five species of the deer family which are the subject of this study vary in chromosome number from 2n = 70 to 2n = 6. digestion with the restriction enzymes ecori, hpaii, haeiii and mspi reveals that there is a series of highly repetitive sequences forming similar band patterns in the different species. to obtain information on the degree of homology among these conserved sequences we isolat ... | 1984 | 6330373 |
| humoral immunity and output of first-stage larvae of elaphostrongylus rangiferi (nematoda, metastrongyloidea) by infected reindeer, rangifer tarandus tarandus. | the use of an indirect immunofluorescence technique demonstrated that serum from reindeer, rangifer tarandus tarandus, infected with elaphostrongylus rangiferi (nematoda, metastrongyloidea) contained antibodies directed against antigen(s) on the cuticle of the parasites first-stage larvae (l1). output of l1 from the male reindeer was low in the period june to august, but increased to a higher level during the rutting season (september to october). the titre of specific antibody showed an inverse ... | 1984 | 6371122 |
| influenza virus in ruminants: a review. | the host range and pathology of influenza viruses in ruminants is not yet known. however, based on published results of serological and viral studies the following epidemiological features are documented. positive serology using the complement-fixation technique has been reported for a2/japan/305/57, sw/15, sw/shope/58, a/equi/prague/57, and b/johannesburg/59 in the united states and against a and b viruses in italy. using the hemagglutination inhibition test, positive findings have been reporte ... | 1984 | 6390588 |
| stewart-hamilton and gamma variate methods in computer analysis of dye curves. | the conventional stewart-hamilton (sh) principle was compared to the gamma variate function fitting (g) method in on-line computer determination of cardiac output from dye dilution curves on anaesthetized animals (dogs, cats and reindeer), and on an artificial circulation model with known flows. in animal experiments, indicator was injected into the pulmonary artery (n = 674), the coefficient of linear correlation (rlin) between g and sh was 0.982, and the regression line of g was 1.101 x sh-0.0 ... | 1984 | 6397844 |
| ultrastructure of the cysts of sarcocystis tarandivulpes from skeletal muscle of reindeer (rangifer tarandus tarandus). | 1985 | 2931009 | |
| some aspects of thermoregulation in newborn reindeer calves (rangifer tarandus tarandus). | at birth reindeer calves often are exposed to sub-zero ambient temperatures (ta) sometimes even combined with wind and precipitation. the resting metabolism was measured in three different age groups (1, 7 and 14 days old) at ta's of -20, -5, 10 and 20 degrees c. resting metabolism in the thermoneutral zone decreased from 5.1 w x kg-1 at day 1 and 7 to 4.8 w x kg-1 at day 14. at day 1 apparent lower critical temperature (tlc) was 11 degrees c, while at day 7 it was 7.7 degrees c and at day 14 7. ... | 1985 | 2858960 |
| botulism in canada: caribou meat as a source of poisoning? | 1985 | 2864133 | |
| food-borne botulism in canada, 1971-84. | sixty-one outbreaks of food-borne botulism involving a total of 122 cases, of which 21 were fatal, were recorded from 1971 to 1984 in canada. most occurred in northern quebec, the northwest territories or british columbia. of the 122 victims 113 were native people, mostly inuit. most of the outbreaks (59%) were caused by raw, parboiled or "fermented" meats from marine mammals; fermented salmon eggs or fish accounted for 23% of the outbreaks. three outbreaks were attributed to home-preserved food ... | 1985 | 2866023 |
| skeletal muscle characteristics of reindeer (rangifer tarandus l.). | fibre type composition, fibre areas, capillaries, enzyme activities and intramuscular substrates were analysed on skeletal muscle samples from reindeer. the muscles contained 10-20% type i fibres and a higher percentage of type iib (40-60%) than type iia fibres (20-40%). all fibre types revealed medium or dark staining intensity for oxidative capacity. glycolytic capacity was greatest in type iib fibres. all fibres stained for glycogen, while type i and iia fibres stained for lipids. the mean nu ... | 1985 | 2866890 |
| seasonal changes in the relative importance of different avenues of heat loss in resting and running reindeer. | exhaled air temperature (te), respiratory frequency (f), and rectal temperature (tb) were measured in two reindeer before, during and after running for 45 min at a constant speed of 9.2 km x hr-1 on a level treadmill at different ambient temperatures (ta), in summer with fur insulation at a minimum and in winter with fur insulation at its prime. before and immediately after the 45-min running period, skin temperature (tsk) and radiative surface temperature (tr) were also measured. te, tsk and tr ... | 1985 | 3969835 |
| seasonal changes in lipogenesis and lipolysis in isolated adipocytes from svalbard and norwegian reindeer. | arctic reindeer exhibit marked seasonal changes in fat deposition and mobilization. at intervals throughout the year, therefore, we have measured feed intake of both svalbard (sr) and norwegian reindeer (nr) together with the seasonal changes in size, lipogenic and lipolytic capacity of isolated adipocytes from both sub-species. feed intake of both nr and sr was maximal in august, but declined thereafter, reaching minimum values in january (nr) and march (sr), 55 and 69% below the august value, ... | 1985 | 3969836 |
| nasal heat exchange in a northern ungulate, the reindeer (rangifer tarandus). | when reindeer were exposed to low ambient temperatures, heat and water were recovered from the exhaled air by a nasal counter-current heat exchanger. measurements of respiratory frequency, minute volume, exhaled air temperature and metabolic rate were made over a range of ambient air temperatures extending from -5.5 degrees c to 27.2 degrees c. at ambient air temperatures less than 10 degrees c the exhaled air temperatures were an average of 21 degrees c less than body temperature. the reduction ... | 1985 | 3992062 |
| larvae of elaphostrongylus cervi in the deer of scotland. | protostrongylid larvae were recovered from the faeces or lungs of red deer (cervus elaphus), roe deer (capreolus capreolus) and reindeer (rangifer tarandus) in scotland during 1981. typical protostrongylid first-stage larvae were also recovered from possible intermediate hosts, the grey field slug (agriolimax reticulata) and the white-soled slug (arion fasciatus). all these protostrongylid larvae were microscopically identical to those of the nematode elaphostrongylus cervi. despite careful sear ... | 1985 | 3992820 |
| central control of expired air temperature and other thermoregulatory effectors in reindeer. | norwegian reindeer (rangifer tarandus tarandus) were provided with chronically implanted hypothalamic perfusion thermodes to determine to what extent expired air temperature (tex) is centrally controlled. the effects that alterations of hypothalamic temperature (thy) had on metabolic heat production, respiratory frequency, respiratory evaporative heat loss, and rectal and leg-skin temperature were simultaneously recorded. experiments were conducted in conscious animals exposed to ambient tempera ... | 1985 | 4003579 |
| seasonal changes in t3, ft4, and cortisol in free-ranging svalbard reindeer (rangifer tarandus platyrhynchus). | serum levels of 3,5,3'-triiodothyronine (t3), free thyroxine (ft4), and cortisol were determined for free-ranging svalbard reindeer during winter (march), summer (june-july), and autumn (october). a total of 48 animals representing adult males, adult barren, pregnant, and lactating females, and calves were shot, and blood sampled from their hearts. t3 and ft4 were found to vary seasonally, the levels being lower in winter than in summer or autumn. differences due to state of pregnancy, sex, or a ... | 1985 | 4018559 |