Publications
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| evolution of mhc class i genes in the european badger (meles meles). | the major histocompatibility complex (mhc) plays a central role in the adaptive immune system and provides a good model with which to understand the evolutionary processes underlying functional genes. trans-species polymorphism and orthology are both commonly found in mhc genes; however, mammalian mhc class i genes tend to cluster by species. concerted evolution has the potential to homogenize different loci, whereas birth-and-death evolution can lead to the loss of orthologs; both processes res ... | 0 | 22957169 |
| association of quantitative interferon-γ responses with the progression of naturally acquired mycobacterium bovis infection in wild european badgers (meles meles). | bovine tuberculosis is one of the biggest challenges facing cattle farming in great britain. european badgers (meles meles) are a reservoir host for the causal agent, mycobacterium bovis. there have been significant recent advances in diagnostic testing for tuberculosis in humans, cattle and badgers, with the development of species-specific assays for interferon-γ (ifn-γ), an important cytokine in tuberculous infections. using data collected from longitudinal studies of naturally infected wild b ... | 0 | 25109384 |
| [presence of free intra-uterine blastula during lactation in european badger (meles meles)]. | 1956 | 13383933 | |
| ovulation during delayed implantation and other reproductive phenomena in the badger (meles meles l.). | 1956 | 13322009 | |
| [action of various hormonal states on the free-living phase of fertilized eggs in the european badger (meles meles l.)]. | 1958 | 13597165 | |
| [experimental study of the appearance of the postpartum corpus luteum in the european badger, meles meles l]. | 1959 | 13802583 | |
| [investigation of corpus luteum of pregnancy in the european badger, meles meles l]. | 1959 | 13663359 | |
| [measurement of daily activity in european badger meles meles l]. | 1960 | 13807436 | |
| [pituitary changes in the female badger (meles meles l.) during the course of the annual cycle]. | 1960 | 13848423 | |
| [has the pregnant uterus a luteotropic function in the european badger, meles meles l.?]. | 1962 | 14018296 | |
| [placental cicatrices in the european badger, meles meles l]. | 1962 | 13968852 | |
| [action of gonadotropic hormones on the ovary of the european badger (meles meles l.) during the free life phase of the ovum]. | 1962 | 13876206 | |
| [experimental study of blastocyte distribution in the badger meles meles l]. | 1964 | 14250556 | |
| [experimental ovulation during progestation in the european badger meles meles l]. | 1964 | 14190513 | |
| [experimental change of the circadian rhythm in the european badger, meles meles l]. | 1967 | 4963829 | |
| [luteal function in the european badger, meles meles l]. | 1967 | 5615168 | |
| [action of genital steroids on nuclear inclusions of the luteal cells of the european badger (meles meles l)]. | 1967 | 4234299 | |
| [weight changes of the testis of the european badger (meles meles l.) during the annual genital cycle]. | 1967 | 4229394 | |
| [results of hemicastration in the male european badger (meles meles l.)]. | 1967 | 4963849 | |
| [experimental test of luteal reactivation in the european badger (meles meles l.)]. | 1967 | 4962223 | |
| [some ultrastructural aspects of the luteal cell in the badger (meles meles l.)]. | 1967 | 4963472 | |
| [on hemogobin of the dachshund (meles meles)]. | 1968 | 5727741 | |
| an electrophoretic behavior of the badger's meles meles serum proteins in starch gel in comparison with that of man and rat. | 1969 | 4186716 | |
| [electrophysiologic study of the uterine musculature of the european badger (meles meles l.)]. | 1969 | 4983266 | |
| [dynamics of blastocyst migration in the european badger (meles meles l.)]. | 1971 | 5003753 | |
| [early experimental ovo-implantation in the european badger (meles meles l.) during the blastocyst latency period]. | 1971 | 5003026 | |
| [sexual cycle of the male badger (meles meles l.)]. | 1972 | 4667908 | |
| dental caries in the european badger (meles meles l). | 1974 | 4446310 | |
| some observations on the sexual activities of badgers (meles meles) in yorkshire in the months december to april. | 1974 | 4468892 | |
| trypanosoma (megatrypanum) pestanai in british badgers (meles meles). | 1974 | 4448586 | |
| tetragomphius melis n. sp. (nematoda; ancylostomidae) from the japanese badger, meles meles anakuma temminck. | 1974 | 4547319 | |
| thallium poisoning in red foxes (vulpes vulpes) and badgers (meles meles) in denmark. | 1974 | 4831790 | |
| piroplasmosis in british badgers (meles meles). | 1974 | 4853650 | |
| parasites of the japanese badger, meles meles anakuma temminck, especially on isthmiophora melis (schrank, 1788) lühe, 1909. | 1975 | 1228264 | |
| [demonstration of a seasonal thyroid cycle in the male badger (meles meles l) using iodine 131 fixation]. | a seasonal cycle of thyroid activity has been determined in male adult badger by the thyroid 131i uptake. this cycle is characterized by maximal activity in autumn and minimal activity in winter and at the beginning of summer. there is no difference between animals recently caught and those living in captivity. | 1975 | 816499 |
| [endocrine activity of testis in european badger (meles meles l.)]. | 1975 | 1211954 | |
| adiaspiromycosis in large free living carnivores. | adiaspiromycosis was identified in 6 animals in the examination of the lungs of 90 large carnivores. emmonsia crescens (chrysosporium parvum var. crescens) was demonstrated as the causative agent in 5 cases of disease-in the badger (meles meles), the otter (lutra lutra) and the fox (vulpes vulpes). e. parva was demonstrated in the remaining case of disease in a fox. the badger is a new, up to the present unknown host of e. crescens. the sporadic occurrence of adiaspiromycosis in the fox and the ... | 1976 | 945461 |
| tuberculosis in wild badgers (meles meles) in gloucestershire: pathology. | the gross and histological appearances of the lesions of tuberculosis in 36 wild badgers found to be infected with mycobacterium bovis are described. these badgers were examined over a period of two years during an investigation into the possible epidemiological association of tuberculosis in badgers and cattle. the possible significance of the lesions in transmission of m bovis to cattle and other badgers is discussed. the histological appearance of the lesions was considered to be indicative o ... | 1976 | 769293 |
| primary sequence of the beta-chain of badger haemoglobin. | badger (meles meles) haemoglobin was purified by paper electrophoresis and converted into globin. chain separation was carried out on a cm-cellulose column in the presence of 8 m urea. the beta-chain was aminoethylated, purified by gel filtration and submitted to tryptic digestion. a fingerprint obtained with the enzymic digests showed 17 distinct ninhydrin-positive spots from which 20 pure peptides were isolated by further electrochromatographic separations. these peptides were sequenced using ... | 1976 | 1259993 |
| [annual cycle of plasma testosterone and thyroxine in the european badger (meles meles l.)]. | in the male european badger there are important variations in the plasma testosterone and thyroxine levels during the annual cycle. during the summer, plasma testosterone concentrations are low while plasma thyroxine rises to a very high level. in winter, when the thyroid activity is minimal, testicular activity increases. from february to may, the plasma testosterone remains at a high level, and then, after a sudden fall, a second peak occurs in june at which time the concentration of thyroxine ... | 1977 | 406085 |
| [morphogenesis and hormonogenesis in vitro of granulosa cells of the european badger meles meles l]. | granulosa cells harvested from follicles of badger during inactive luteal phaseluteinize in vitro. the results demonstrate that the serum's origin influence progesteron production of badger's granulosa cells in culture. lh appears equally to be stimulating. | 1977 | 404074 |
| a report of hepatic angioma in the badger (meles meles). | 1978 | 751829 | |
| plasma progesterone levels during delayed implantation in the european badger (meles meles). | there was a biphasic pattern of progesterone secretion during the year. delayed implantation was characterized by low concentrations from february to june, a significant (p less than 0.001) increase during july, august and september, and a return to low levels in october-november. a second significant increase (p less than 0.001) was observed in december and early january just before the presumed time of implantation. | 1978 | 621697 |
| the amino acid sequence of the alpha chain of badger (meles meles) haemoglobin. | the complete amino acid sequence of the alpha chain from the badger (meles meles) haemoglobin was elucidated using conventional methods chiefly performed on tryptic peptides separated by peptide "mapping" and comparison with human alpha chain. sixteen differences were noted between the alpha chain of badger and man. phylogenetic aspects and three-dimensional structure requirements are discussed. | 1978 | 667111 |
| seasonal variations of thyroid activity in the adult male badger, (meles meles l.). | 1979 | 488675 | |
| delayed implantation is under environmental control in the badger (meles meles l.) | 1979 | 440410 | |
| [seasonal variations in the nyctohemeral rhythm of plasma testosterone in the european badger meles meles l]. | in the badger a seasonal sexual rhythm of the plasma testosterone is observed. there is also a nycthemeral rhythm of the testosterone secretion; during the regressed period of the testis this rhythm is bimodal with testosterone peaks during the light phase of the day; during the active period and "activity rhythm" with many transitorys peaks during the dark phase is added. | 1980 | 6775840 |
| a spontaneously seasonal hypercholesterolemic animal: plasma lipids and lipoproteins in the european badger (meles meles l.). | the european badger has previously been shown to exhibit yearly cycles of locomotor activity, endocrine secretions, and body weight, as well as seasonal variations in plasma cholesterol. over a period of 2 years, we have followed the plasma levels of free and esterified cholesterol, triglycerides and phospholipids, and of plasma lipoproteins (by means of polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, agarose column chromatography and preparative and analytical ultracentrifugation). some preliminary observa ... | 1980 | 7419984 |
| plasma estrogen levels during delayed implantation in the european badger (meles meles l.). | 1980 | 7419041 | |
| [epidemiology and control of wildlife rabies-analysis of potential causes for the vigorous reduction of the badger (meles meles) population in hesse 1952 till 1977 (frg) (author's transl)]. | 1980 | 7006978 | |
| environmental control of delayed implantation in the european badger (meles meles). | 1981 | 6939866 | |
| short-term variations of plasma testosterone concentrations in the european badger (meles meles). | badgers were sampled once during the sexually inactive season (july-november) and during the breeding season (february-april) and testosterone and dihydrotestosterone (dht) concentrations were measured by radioimmunoassay after separation by chromatography. concentrations of both hormones were higher in the breeding than non-breeding season, but the mean ratio of testosterone to dht was greater in the breeding (14) than in the non-breeding season (7). during the breeding season (march 1979) 18 a ... | 1981 | 7192742 |
| [changes in plasma progesterone levels in the female badger after removal of the pregnant uterus]. | in the european badger meles meles l., the progesterone profile during the gestational phase shows two successive periods. the first, corresponding to implantation could be due to pituitary stimulation and seems not to have any relation with embryos. the second seems to be due to the presence of the placenta. indeed, after hysterectomy the levels of plasma progesterone are significantly lower. | 1981 | 6794864 |
| isolation of mycoplasmas from raccoon dog (nyctereutes procyonoides viverrinus), fox (vulpes vulpes japonica) and japanese badger (meles meles anakuma). | 1981 | 7289340 | |
| electrophoretic variation in large mammals. ii. the red fox, vulpes vulpes, the stoat, mustela erminea, the weasel, mustela nivalis, the pole cat, mustela putorius, the pine marten, martes martes, the beech marten, martes foina, and the badger, meles meles. | 1982 | 7107306 | |
| the intestinal helminths of the red fox and some other carnivores in southwest germany. | in south-west germany between 1975 and 1980, 3,573 red foxes (vulpes vulpes), 84 badgers (meles meles), 47 stone martens (martes foina), and 387 cats (felis catus) were examined for intestinal helminths. in foxes the extent of infections was: taenia crassiceps 24%, t. polyacantha 8%, t. taeniaeformis 0.6%, t. serialis 0.5%, mesocestoides leptothylacus 20%, mesocestoides sp. 0.2%, toxocara canis 32%, toxascaris leonina 3%, uncinaria stenocephala 26%. one to three foxes harboured t. hydatigena, t. ... | 1982 | 7072323 |
| [behavior, in organ culture, of inactive corpus luteum of the european badger (meles meles l.)]. | badger luteal tissue fragments harvested and cultivated during the inactive phase do not resemble active corpus luteum as do granulosa cells in vitro. production of oestrogen and progesterone by these fragments was examined. amounts produced are much smaller than in the case of granulosa cells and are slightly influenced by the nature of the serum used in culture medium. | 1982 | 6212103 |
| possible phoretic association between mallophagan and flea ectoparasites of the badger, meles meles (l.). | 1982 | 7149840 | |
| diet-induced and physiologically occurring hypercholesterolemias in the spontaneous hypothyroid european badger (meles meles l.): a density gradient study of lipoprotein profile. | as previously shown in this laboratory (laplaud, p. m. et al. j. lipid res. 1980. 21: 724-738), the european badger is, with regard to its plasma lipid transport system, an original and complex animal of great potential interest to lipoprotein research. in an effort to study the response of this animal to cholesterol feeding, we gave a diet supplemented with 1% cholesterol to six male badgers (group h) during the late fall period when spontaneous hypercholesterolemia and hypothyroidism occur. si ... | 1982 | 7119576 |
| luteal vascularization in the european badger (meles meles l.). | 1982 | 7093407 | |
| further characterization of the changes occurring in the plasma lipoprotein spectrum in the european badger (meles meles l.) during winter. | the plasma lipoprotein pattern in the european badger has been shown previously to undergo marked and complex quantitative and qualitative seasonal modifications (laplaud, p.m. et al., 1980, j. lipid res., 21, 724-738). however, the conventional ultracentrifugal techniques then in use in our laboratory were of insufficient discriminating power with regard to the numerous lipoprotein fractions whose presence was suggested by our analyses. in the present study, a new density gradient ultracentrifu ... | 1982 | 7093291 |
| plasma androgen patterns during delayed implantation in the european badger (meles meles l.). | androstenedione and testosterone were measured by radioimmunoassay after chromatography on celite microcolumns throughout the delayed implantation period in the european badger (meles meles l.). androstenedione and testosterone concentrations varied from 0.05 to 22 ng/ml, and from 30 pg/ml to 359 pg/ml, respectively. there was a typical biphasic pattern in the fluctuation of these two steroids. androstenedione levels increased between june and august (x= 7.9 +/- 0.8 ng/ml), decreased from septem ... | 1983 | 6852523 |
| [role of blood thyroxine levels in the regulation of the annual cycle of body weight in the adult male badger (meles meles l.)]. | male badgers were shown to display an annual body weight (bw) cycle characterized by an autumnal phase of fattening, coinciding with depressed plasma levels of thyroxine, and a phase of emaciation starting in late winter and leading to a minimal bw in summer, when plasma thyroxine concentrations were peaking. surgical thyroidectomy in the fall did not suppress the bw cycle, but the onsets of fattening and of emaciation were advanced, respectively by 1 and 2 months. on the other hand thyroxine su ... | 1983 | 6412979 |
| infection of free-living carnivores with leptospires of the australis serogroup. | leptospires belonging to the australis serogroup were isolated from badgers (meles meles), mink (lutreola lutreola) and a fox (vulpes vulpes). most isolates were identified by cross-agglutination absorption as serovar muenchen but one isolate from a fox from surrey and one isolate from a badger from northern ireland were identified as serovar bratislava. maintenance of serovar muenchen by a wide range of free-living species is an ecological condition unique to great britain. | 1983 | 6636479 |
| response of the badger (meles meles) to infection with brucella abortus. | three badgers exposed to conjunctival instillation of brucella abortus strain 544 developed a mild subclinical infection accompanied by the production of agglutinating and complement fixing antibodies. six months after inoculation, the infection could not be detected in one badger and was confined to lymphoid tissue in the other two. no cell mediated immune response to b abortus antigens could be detected by in vitro lymphocyte transformation tests or intradermal tests for delayed hypersensitivi ... | 1983 | 6410474 |
| a comparison of the antibody responses of badgers (meles meles) and rabbits (oryctolagus cuniculus) to some common antigens. | the primary and secondary antibody responses of rabbits and badgers were compared after intravenous inoculation of inactivated influenza a virus, sheep erythrocytes (srbcs), bovine serum albumin (bsa) or bacteriophage psi x174. bsa was also given as a primary injection by the intramuscular route in solution or in freund's incomplete or complete adjuvant, followed by an intravenous secondary inoculation without adjuvant. antibody responses were monitored by: haemagglutination inhibition and neutr ... | 1984 | 6237062 |
| c21 steroids and transcortin-type protein during delayed implantation in the european badger meles meles l. | a high-affinity corticosteroid-binding protein (cbg) roughly resembling a transcortin-type protein is present in badger plasma. plasma cbg, corticosteroid and progesterone (p) concentrations were measured in relation to delayed implantation, true progestation and gestation. two significant cbg increases were observed during pregnancy. the first, in the second half of embryonic diapause coincides with an increase in plasma corticosteroid concentration and the second, during true progestation and ... | 1984 | 6708540 |
| seasonal reproductive endocrine profiles in two wild mammals: the red fox (vulpes vulpes l.) and the european badger (meles meles l.) considered as short-day mammals. | the annual cycle of the testicular function (testis and epididymis weights and plasma testosterone levels) were considered in relation to seasonal variations in plasma lh and prolactin concentrations in two wild european mammals: the badger and the fox. phase relationships were established between the annual prolactin cycles and daylight duration. the influence of castration on the seasonal variations in plasma lh levels was also studied. the resumption of activity in the testicular function occ ... | 1984 | 6695539 |
| seasonal variations in plasma luteinizing hormone and testosterone levels in the european badger meles meles l. | although active spermatogenesis occurs throughout the year in the male european badger meles meles l., seasonal fluctuations of testicular activity were observed. the present study compared the pattern of luteinizing hormone (lh) and testosterone (t) secretions throughout the annual cycle. lh secretion was investigated by means of a heterologous radioimmunoassay using anti-ovine lh beta antiserum and canine reference standard. seasonal and nycthemeral changes in lh and t secretions were observed ... | 1985 | 3886472 |
| the skin inflammatory response of the badger (meles meles). | twenty-five badgers, captured in an area where they had been implicated in outbreaks of bovine tuberculosis, received intradermal inoculations of control medium, 150 micrograms phytohaemagglutinin (pha), 40 units streptokinase/10 units streptodornase (sk/sd), 200 micrograms purified protein derivative of mycobacterium bovis (ppd), freund's incomplete adjuvant (ifa), and freund's complete adjuvant (cfa), each in 0.1 ml of inoculum. the reactions were assessed by skinfold thickness and skin histol ... | 1985 | 3910074 |
| population dynamics of the badger (meles meles) and the epidemiology of bovine tuberculosis (mycobacterium bovis). | 1985 | 2865760 | |
| isolation and characterization of the major plasma apolipoproteins, a-1 and b, in the european badger, meles meles. | the two major apolipoproteins of badger serum, apoa-i and apob, have been isolated and characterized. apolipoprotein a-i was the principal protein of badger lipoproteins with density 1.063-1.21 g/ml and, in addition, was present in the lipoprotein class with density 1.006-1.063 g/ml. this apolipoprotein displayed an mr of approximately equal to 27,000-28,000 and was polymorphic (three prominent isoproteins) on isoelectric focusing, with pi values in the range 5.38-5.55. the amino acid profile of ... | 1986 | 3083034 |
| thyroid and gonadal regulation of hair growth during the seasonal molt in the male european badger, meles meles l. | in the male badger we showed that hair growth and molt are related to plasma testosterone and thyroxine cycles. we established the action of testosterone by castration and subcutaneous testosterone implants, and the action of thyroxine by thyroidectomy and dietary supplementation with thyroxine. the following groups of animals were studied: controls, thyroidectomized, thyroidectomized and thyroxine-treated, castrated, castrated and thyroxine-treated, thyroidectomized and castrated and thyroxine- ... | 1987 | 3817452 |
| the immunological consequences of challenge with bovine tubercle bacilli in badgers (meles meles). | optimal conditions were determined for performing antibody measurements (elisa), lymphocyte transformation tests and, to some extent, skin tests in badgers. these parameters, together with the bacteriological and pathological studies reported previously (pritchard et al. 1987), were used to follow the course of intradermal and intratracheal challenge of badgers with bovine tubercle bacilli. two challenge doses were used for each route of infection and two animals received each dose. none of the ... | 1987 | 3549341 |
| experimental infection of badgers (meles meles) with mycobacterium bovis. | the intradermal inoculation of four badgers with small numbers of mycobacterium bovis resulted in localized lesions with ulceration which slowly healed by 5 months after inoculation. lesions of generalized tuberculosis were seen in three badgers, one of which died at 17 months post-inoculation and in the remaining two killed 22 months post-inoculation. in the fourth badger lesions were confined to the draining lymph node of the inoculation site but m. bovis was isolated from the liver. monthly c ... | 1987 | 3549340 |
| [the badger (meles meles) in the netherlands: veterinary assistance for an endangered animal species]. | 1987 | 3590136 | |
| the haematological values of european badgers (meles meles) in health and in the course of tuberculosis infection. | captive, healthy, adult badgers have blood containing haemoglobin at 13.3 g/dl, and 8.4 x 10(12)/l red cells with an mcv of 46.2 fl and an mch of 15.6 pg. they have 5.1 x 10(9) white cells/l of which 3.29 x 10(9) are polymorphs, 1.49 x 10(9) are lymphocytes, 0.26 x 10(9) are monocytes, 0.07 x 10(9) are eosinophils and 0.01 x 10(9) are basophils. these values are somewhat less in adult animals just trapped from the wild, and are lower still in wild cubs. changes associated with tuberculosis are a ... | 1988 | 3181308 |
| the epidemiology of echinococcus granulosus in great britain. v. the status of subspecies of echinococcus granulosus in great britain. | twenty-five years ago williams and sweatman suggested that in great britain there are two subspecies of echinococcus granulosus--e. granulosus granulosus and e. granulosus equinus. echinococcus granulosus granulosus does not mature either in foxes or in horses: e. granulosus equinus will mature in either. the prepatent period of e. granulosus granulosus in the definitive host is about 42 days while that of e. granulosus equinus is about 70 days. each subspecies has a characteristic morphology. m ... | 1989 | 2596902 |
| use of recombinant vaccinia-rabies glycoprotein virus for oral vaccination of wildlife against rabies: innocuity to several non-target bait consuming species. | the pathogenicity of a vaccinia recombinant virus expressing the rabies glycoprotein (vvtggrab) was tested in several wild animal species which could compete with the natural rabies host, the red fox (vulpes vulpes) in consuming vaccine baits in europe. the following species were included in this study: wild boar (sus scrofa), eurasian badger (meles meles), wood mouse (apodemus sylvaticus), yellow-necked mouse (apodemus flavicollis), bank vole (clethrionomys glareolus), common vole (microtus arv ... | 1989 | 2681844 |
| the amino-acid sequence of the double-headed proteinase inhibitor from badger (meles meles) submandibular glands. | badger submandibular glands contain a double-headed secretory proteinase inhibitor. its amino acid sequence was determined. extensive homologies were found between this inhibitor and the corresponding inhibitors of fox, dog, lion and cat in both domains. as in fox and dog inhibitor, the trypsin-inhibiting domain of badger inhibitor contains an arg residue in the reactive site in contrast to a lys residue in the inhibitors of lion and cat. domains i and ii of badger inhibitor are structurally rel ... | 1989 | 2626426 |
| effects of photoperiod, melatonin implants and castration on molting and on plasma thyroxine, testosterone and prolactin levels in the european badger (meles meles). | 1. the seasonal molt, which lasts six months in the badger, begins in mid-july and ends at the beginning of winter. it occurs under natural long-day conditions, following the seasonal drop in plasma testosterone levels, concomitant with high levels of thyroxine and prolactin. 2. to examine the role of the different factors involved (day length, prolactin, thyroxine, testosterone), different groups of badgers, divided into subgroups of castrated or intact animals, were subjected to the influence ... | 1989 | 2570666 |
| pineal rhythm of n-acetyltransferase activity and melatonin in the male badger, meles meles l, under natural daylight: relationship with the photoperiod. | the rhythmicity of melatonin secretion and of pineal nat activity was compared in male badger kept in natural daylight during two distinctly different photoperiods (january and june). the hormone and its enzyme follow the same pattern with a nighttime elevation and a low level during the day, demonstrating the presence of a nyctohemeral rhythm. the high correlation found between the nat activity and the melatonin concentration suggests that nat is the rate-limiting enzyme in melatonin synthesis ... | 1991 | 1757888 |
| steroid profiles of brown adipose tissue. | in brown adipose tissue of alp-marmot (marmota marmota), badger (meles meles) and wistar rats steroids of c21- and c19-type are identified and quantified. the detection of 3 alpha-hydroxy-5 alpha-pregnan-20-one, 3 alpha-hydroxy-5 beta-pregnan-20-one, 3 alpha,21-dihydroxy-5 alpha-pregnan-20-one, 3 alpha,21-dihydroxy-5 beta-pregnan-20-one and 3 beta,21-dihydroxy-5 alpha-pregnan-20-one is of special interest since sleep-inducing properties have been described with these steroids. | 1991 | 1911431 |
| epidemiological methods for investigating wild animal reservoirs of animal disease. | the epidemiological and ecological methodologies used to investigate tuberculosis in badgers (meles meles) in great britain are reviewed. the objectives of these studies have been, on the one hand, to investigate the causal association between mycobacterium bovis infection in badgers and the occurrence of tuberculosis in cattle and, on the other, to acquire knowledge of the population biology of badgers and the dynamics of infection in order to identify, formulate and assess potential strategies ... | 1991 | 1760574 |
| lung and hearth nematodes in some spanish mammals. | thirteen host species belonging to the orders rodentia, insectivora and carnivora from various localities in galicia (nw spain) were examined for heart and lung parasites. the following species were found: parastrongylus dujardini (5.5%) in apodemus sylvaticus, crenosoma striatum in erinaceus europaeus (83%), angiostrongylus vasorum, crenosoma vulpis and eucoleus aerophilus in vulpes vulpes (3, 3.46 and 0.50%, respectively), crenosoma taiga in putorius putorius (100%) and crenosoma sp. in meles ... | 1991 | 1844789 |
| disseminated histoplasmosis in a badger (meles meles) in denmark. | we report the first case of disseminated histoplasmosis in an animal in scandinavia. yeast cells compatible with those of histoplasma capsulatum var. capsulatum were found in the skin, liver, spleen, a kidney, and a lymph node of a wild badger (meles meles). the diagnosis was confirmed by electron microscopy and immunofluorescence staining of the yeast cells in tissue sections. | 1992 | 1642845 |
| sarcoptic mange in swedish wildlife. | mange caused by sarcoptes scabiei var. vulpes appeared among red foxes (vulpes vulpes) in scandinavia (south-west finland) for the first time in this century in 1967. the disease was most probably introduced by foxes crossing the gulf of finland from estonia. the mange epizootic spread northwards through finland and reached sweden in late 1975, when mangy foxes appeared in the northern part of the country. in 1984, mange was observed in most parts of sweden. the disease was observed to spread ra ... | 1992 | 1305857 |
| epidemiology of sylvatic trichinellosis in north-western italy. | muscle samples from 7,142 wild boars (sus scrofa), 80 free-ranging hogs, 1,462 red foxes (vulpes vulpes) 90 mustelids, 15 alpine marmots (marmota marmota), 873 rodents and 92 insectivores were examined for trichinella railliet, 1895. a wild boar, a badger (meles meles) and 30 foxes (2.1%) were found to be infected. eleven vulpine isolates and the wild boar isolate were identified as trichinella britovi. these results show that the wild boar has little significance as a reservoir of t. britovi in ... | 1992 | 1305850 |
| testing the role of intraguild predation in regulating hedgehog populations. | potential competitors that eat each other can engender patterns of spatial segregation similar to those produced by competition, and distinguishable only by field manipulation. this paper reports the results of a perturbation experiment to test the factors responsible for small-scale discontinuities in the distribution of a common insectivore. populations of hedgehogs (erinaceus europaeus) were monitored following their introductions into an area where they had been absent, and into a neighbouri ... | 1992 | 1359546 |
| to breed or not to breed: an analysis of the social and density-dependent constraints on the fecundity of female badgers (meles meles). | data from post-mortem examinations, population density estimates and long term capture-mark-recapture studies have been combined to look at the pattern of reproductive behaviour and the social factors leading to reproductive failure in badgers in britain. the results are used to evaluate whether the hypothesis that the defence of oestrous females (as opposed to defence of food resources) best explains territorial behaviour and the social organization of badgers. badgers in britain have two peaks ... | 1992 | 1362817 |
| placental iron transfer regulation in the haemophagous region of the badger placenta: ultrastructural localization of ferritin in trophoblast and endothelial cells. | the haemophagous region of the badger (meles meles l.) placenta is involved in iron transfer, and maternal erythrocytes are the only source of iron for the fetus. this ultrastructural study provides morphological evidence of placental ferritin iron storage intervening if haem-iron uptake exceeds fetal needs. such placental ferritin is assumed to play an active role in iron transfer regulation. in this paper we demonstrate that this regulatory process of iron transfer by storage in placental ferr ... | 1992 | 1536450 |
| habitat, food availability and group territoriality in the european badger, meles meles. | since european badgers (meles meles l.) form non-cooperative groups in parts of their geographic range, but are solitary elsewhere, their social systems have been at the centre of a debate about the evolution of group living in the carnivora. in a recent review of models of non-cooperative sociality, woodroffe and macdonald (1993) presented evidence in favour of two hypotheses, which suggested that badger groups might form because either the distribution of blocks of foodrich habitat, or the eco ... | 1993 | 28313297 |
| badgers (meles meles), cattle and bovine tuberculosis (mycobacterium bovis): a hypothesis to explain the influence of habitat on the risk of disease transmission in southwest england. | badgers are believed to be responsible for a high proportion of the cases of bovine tuberculosis in cattle in southwest england where, despite the onset of badger control operations in 1975, comparatively high numbers of cattle continue to fail the tuberculin test. to determine why the disease remains a problem in these areas, data on badger densities and patterns of land use were examined. areas subject to repeated badger control operations had greater landscape heterogeneity and a higher densi ... | 1993 | 8234365 |
| mycobacterium bovis in the european badger (meles meles): epidemiological findings in tuberculous badgers from a naturally infected population. | this study investigates the course of tuberculosis in a naturally infected badger population, its impact on the population and the risk of spread to other species in the light of capture data and post-mortem findings from 47 tuberculous badgers, stratified by age group and sex, accrued since 1975. the findings are compared with those for 260 badgers from the same population in whom no evidence of infection was detected. detailed estimates of seasonal variations in bodyweight for uninfected male ... | 1993 | 8348937 |
| mammalian spinal biomechanics. i. static and dynamic mechanical properties of intact intervertebral joints. | four-point bending was used to apply pure extension and flexion moments to the ligamentous lumbosacral spine and pelvic girdle of monkey (macaca fascicularis), rabbit (domestic and wild, oryctolagus cuniculus), badger (meles meles), wallaby (wallabia rufogrisea frutica), sheep (ovis aries), seal (phoca vitulina) and tiger (panthera tigris). the absolute ranges of angular change in lumbar-lumbar joints (from x-radiographs) were considerable and similar in monkey and wallaby (greater in flexion) a ... | 1993 | 8440968 |
| the european badger (carnivora:mustelidae) as intermediate host of further three sarcocystis species (sporozoa). | three species of sarcocysts are described by light and electron microscopy from the european badger (meles meles): sarcocystis hofmanni n. sp. (a species otherwise occurring in roe deer, capreolus capreolus), s. sp., cf. sebeki (c species usually parasitizing certain murids); and s. melis n. sp. (c species presumably specific for the badger). | 1994 | 9140470 |
| the fungal flora of zoo animals' ears. | the mycotic flora of the ears of zoo animals was investigated in a large zoological garden in germany. malassezia pachydermatis was isolated from the following animals: big ant-eater, brown bear, common wombat, eurasian badger, indian elephant, mangaliza pig and wide-mouthed rhinoceros. aspergillus and penicillium species, yeasts and zygomycetes were also isolated from some animals. | 1994 | 7935595 |
| sarcocysts (sarcocystis sp.: sporozoa) in the european badger, meles meles. | sarcocysts from the tongue muscle of a european badger (meles meles) are reported for the first time and described by light and transmission electron microscopy. judging from the ultrastructure of the cyst wall, the parasite is similar to the species sarcocystis gracilis rátz, 1909 sensu erber, boch & barth (1978) from roe deer and possibly identical with it. this is noteworthy regarding the intermediate host specificity. | 1994 | 8008456 |
| tuberculosis in badgers (meles meles). | this review examines the incidence of tuberculosis in badgers, the pathogenesis and diagnosis of the disease in the badger, and the control prospects related to spread of tuberculosis from badgers to cattle. | 1994 | 8073624 |
| the distribution of gross lesions of tuberculosis caused by mycobacterium bovis in feral ferrets (mustela furo) from otago, new zealand. | the distribution of gross lesions of mycobacterium bovis was examined in 94 tuberculous feral ferrets (mustela furo) collected from 1992 to 1995 from areas of otago endemic for bovine tuberculosis. overall, 56.4% of tuberculous ferrets had single-site lesions, 24.5% had multiple infections and 19.1% had generalised infections. the mesenteric lymph node was the most common site of infection (34.5% of all lesions), with the retropharyngeal (17%) and the prescapular lymph nodes (16.4%) also frequen ... | 1995 | 16031876 |