| exposure of mongolian gazelles (procapra gutturosa) to foot and mouth disease virus. | foot and mouth disease is a highly contagious acute viral disease that affects most ruminant and porcine species. during 2001, 33 serum samples were collected from mongolian gazelles (procapra gutturosa) in the eastern steppe of mongolia. samples were tested for antibodies to seven subtypes of foot-and-mouth-disease virus (fmdv). antibodies were detected in 67% of the animals, and serologic results indicated exposure to fmdv-o. this virus was present in domestic animal populations in mongolia fr ... | 2006 | 16699158 |
| [phytomass utilization and deposition of feces by ungulates on steppe pastures of eastern mongolia]. | the amount of phytomass removed by a complex of livestock (horses, cattle, sheep, and goats) and wild ungulates (mongolian gazelle procapra gutturosa pall.) grazing in plain and mountain pastures of eastern mongolia has been estimated by taking account of feces deposited by these animals. the results show that at an animal density of up to 30 head/km2, the total annual amount of feces reaches 140 kg/ha (dry weight), with the greater part (up to 90 kg/ha) being deposited by horses. the contributi ... | 2008 | 18663973 |
| serosurveillance for foot-and-mouth disease in mongolian gazelles (procapra gutturosa) and livestock on the eastern steppe of mongolia. | foot-and-mouth disease (fmd) is a highly contagious, viral disease that affects most ruminant and porcine species, and periodic outbreaks on mongolia's eastern steppe affect mongolian gazelles (procapra gutturosa) and livestock. during 2005-08, we collected sera from 36 and 57 calf and adult gazelles, respectively, and from adult domestic animals sympatric with the gazelles, including 138 sheep (ovis aries), 140 goats (capra aegagrus hircus), 139 bactrian camels (camelus bactrianus), and 138 cat ... | 2012 | 22247371 |