| absolute and allometric relationships between internal morphology and body mass in the adult collared peccary, tayassu tajacu (tayassuidae). | selected morphological features of 8 adult male and 8 adult female collared peccaries (tayassu tajacu) shot from southern texas during march 1983 are described. a total of 16 adult peccaries with an average body mass of 18.68 +/- 0.61 (se) kg was examined. significant differences between males and females were observed for absolute and relative mass of liver and lungs, and relative heart mass. these visceral organs were heavier among females than males. significant sex effects were also found fo ... | 1986 | 3803989 |
| quantifying male-biased dispersal among social groups in the collared peccary (pecari tajacu) using analyses based on mtdna variation. | recent advances in the statistical analysis of microsatellite data permit calculation of sex-specific dispersal rates through sex- and age-specific comparisons of genetic variation. this approach, developed for the analysis of data derived from co-dominant autosomal markers, should be applicable to a sex-specific marker such as mitochondrial dna. to test this premise, we amplified a 449 bp control region dna sequence from the mitochondrial genome of the collared peccary (pecari tajacu), and esti ... | 2010 | 19639005 |
| salmonellosis in a free-ranging population of javelinas (pecari tajacu) in south central arizona. | the javelina, or collared peccary (pecari tajacu), is indigenous to arizona, new mexico, and texas in the united states and ranges throughout latin america. from june 2004 to april 2005, an estimated 105 javelinas died in a mortality event that occurred in tucson, arizona, and neighboring areas. clinical signs observed in sick animals included emaciation, dehydration, lethargy, and diarrhea. in addition, some animals showed labored breathing and hind limb weakness. we necropsied 34 animals, and ... | 2009 | 19901370 |
| species-specific visitation and removal of baits for delivery of pharmaceuticals to feral swine. | within the domestic swine industry there is growing trepidation about the role feral swine (sus scrofa) play in the maintenance and transmission of important swine diseases. innovative disease management tools for feral swine are needed. we used field trials conducted in southern texas from february to march 2006 to compare species-specific visitation and removal rates of fish-flavored and vegetable-flavored baits with and without commercially available raccoon (procyon lotor) repellent (trial 1 ... | 2007 | 17699086 |
| parasites of the collared peccary from texas. | results of a survey of the parasites of the collared peccary (dicotyles tajacu angulatus) in texas are presented. three ectoparasites, amblyomma cajennense, dermacentor variabilis, and pulex porcinus were very common on peccaries from south texas, but less common or absent in arid west texas. sucking lice, pecaroecus javalii, were common on peccaries from west texas, but were not found in south texas. the known range of this louse in texas is extended into the big bend area. two ticks, amnblyomm ... | 1970 | 16509125 |
| parasites and selected diseases of collared peccaries (tayassu tajacu) in the trans-pecos region of texas. | fifty-five collared peccaries (tayassu tajacu) were collected from october 1988 through april 1991 from five counties within the trans-pecos region of texas (usa) to monitor for diseases and parasites. no endoparasites were recovered on gross examination. antibody to borrelia burgdorferi was documented in one (2%) of 55 specimens. three (6%) of 54 collared peccaries were positive for yersinia pestis antibodies. all collared peccaries were negative for antibodies against brucella spp., francisell ... | 1996 | 8827690 |
| serum chemistry of the collared peccary (tayassu tajacu). | values of serum biochemistry were obtained for 33 adult (16 male and 17 female) and six juvenile (four male and two female) collared peccaries collected by trapping and drugging animals from southern texas during the period july through september 1982. only cholesterol and aspartate aminotransferase concentrations differed significantly with respect to sex. juvenile peccaries had significantly lower concentrations of total protein and globulins, but had higher concentrations of glucose, triglyce ... | 1984 | 6737608 |
| factors affecting the helminth community structure of adult collared peccaries in southern texas. | four species of nematodes (gongylonema pulchrum, parabronema pecariae, texicospirura turki, and physocephalus sexalatus) and one species of cestode (moniezia sp.) comprised the helminth fauna of adult collared peccaries (tayassu tajacu) from the plains in southern texas. the community structure of the helminth fauna of peccaries from this region was basically dissimilar to that from the more humid gulf coastal prairies of southern texas in composition (by the conspicuous absence of certain speci ... | 1985 | 4032623 |
| coccidia of the collared peccary (tayassu tajacu) in southern texas with descriptions of three new species of eimeria (apicomplexa: eimeriidae). | in february 1993, fresh fecal samples were collected from 47 collared peccaries (tayassu tajacu) killed by hunters at the chaparral wildlife management area, southern texas, usa. five species of coccidia (eimeria chaparralensis n. sp. [9/47, 19%], eimeria dicotylensis n. sp. [21/47, 21%], eimeria pecari n. sp. [2/47, 4%], eimeria sp. [1/47, 2%], and klossia sp. [1/47, 2%]) were observed. measurements are in micron. sporulated oocysts of e. chaparralensis are rough-walled, elongate ovoidal, 43.3 ... | 1996 | 8691371 |
| wildlife contact rates at artificial feeding sites in texas. | given the popularity of feeding white-tailed deer (odocoileus virginianus) in texas and the increasing amount of corn that is distributed, more information is needed on the impacts of this activity on non-target wildlife. our objectives were to report visitation, intra- and interspecific contact, and contact rates of wildlife at artificial feeding sites in texas. our study was conducted at three sites in kleberg and nueces counties, texas. we trapped animals from february to april and august to ... | 2013 | 23609307 |
| coccidioidomycosis (coccidioides immitis) in the collared peccary (tayassu tajacu: tayassuidae) in texas. | | 1985 | 4032630 |