| prevalence of toxoplasma gondii antibodies in red deer (cervus elaphus) and other wild ruminants from spain. | serum samples from 441 red deer (cervus elaphus) and 161 other wild ruminant species, collected between 1993 and 2005 from six regions of spain were tested for antibodies against toxoplasma gondii by the modified agglutination test (mat). antibodies to t. gondii (mat 1:25 or higher) were detected in 15.6% of red deer. statistically significant differences were observed among sampling sites with seroprevalence in red deer from catalonia (42.2%) being significantly higher compared with other spani ... | 2006 | 16359801 |
| haematological and serum biochemical values of southern chamois (rupicapra pyrenaica). | blood samples were taken from 75 free-ranging southern chamois (rupicapra pyrenaica) captured in drive-nets in catalonia, north-eastern spain, and 20 haematological and 24 serum biochemical variables were analysed. the values were similar to those of other species of the caprinae subfamily, except for cortisol, the concentration of which was higher. the red blood cell count (rbc), platelets and leucocytes, and the concentrations of cortisol, lactate, muscular enzymes and gamma-globulins were hig ... | 2006 | 16603553 |
| seroprevalence of neospora caninum in non-carnivorous wildlife from spain. | serum samples from 1034 non-carnivorous wildlife from spain were tested for antibodies to neospora caninum by competitive screening enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (elisa) and confirmed by an indirect fluorescent antibody test (ifat). high agreement was observed between results in both techniques (kappa value higher than 0.9). prevalences of n. caninum antibodies positive by both techniques were 11.8% of 237 red deer (cervus elaphus), 7.7% of 13 barbary sheep (ammotragus lervia), 6.1% of 33 ro ... | 2007 | 16962706 |