| morphological study of the persian leopard (panthera pardus saxicolor) tongue. | this study described the morphological features of the persian leopard (panthera pardus saxicolor) tongue using light and scanning electron microscopy techniques. the keratinized filiform papillae were distributed all over the entire dorsal surface of the tongue and contained small processes. they were changed into a cylindrical shape in the body and conical shape in the root. the fungiform papillae were found on the apex and margin of the tongue. few taste pores were observed on the dorsal surf ... | 2017 | 28120342 |
| basic haematological values in carnivores--ii. the felidae. | 1. basic haematological values in 34 animals of eight carnivorous species are reported. 2. in four northern lynxs (lynx lynx lynx), two male and two female animals, the mean values are given: erythrocyte counts 8.51 x 10(12)/l, haematocrit 0.392/l, haemoglobin content 148.0 g/l and leukocyte count 7.92 x 10(9)/l. 3. in six male pumas (puma concolor missolensis) the mean values estimated are: erythrocyte count 9.35 x 10(12)/l, haematocrit 0.43/l, haemoglobin content 163.9 g/l and leukocyte count ... | 1987 | 2886279 |
| toxoplasmosis may lead to road kills of persian leopards ( panthera pardus saxicolor) in golestan national park, iran. | three persian leopards ( panthera pardus saxicolor) that died from car accidents in golestan national park, iran, were tested for toxoplasma gondii and rabies virus infection. acute t. gondii infection was diagnosed in two persian leopards; no rabies virus was detected. acute toxoplasmosis may be a factor in persian leopard road kills. | 2016 | 26981691 |
| first report of ancylostoma tubaeforme in persian leopard (panthera pardus saxicolor). | ancylostoma tubaeforme was originally described as a separate species parasitizing the cat. the adults of a. tubaeforme are 7 to 12 mm long. a. tubaeforme can be differentiated from the adults of a. braziliense and a. ceylanicum by the presence of three teeth. here we describe the first report of a. tubaeforme in a persian young female leopard, 2-3 years old, with head and trunk length 120 centimeters, length of tail 98 centimeters and body weight 35 kilograms. | 2010 | 22347237 |
| assessing the role of livestock in big cat prey choice using spatiotemporal availability patterns. | livestock is represented in big cat diets throughout the world. husbandry approaches aim to reduce depredation, which may influence patterns of prey choice, but whether felids have a preference for livestock or not often remains unclear as most studies ignore livestock availability. we assessed prey choice of the endangered persian leopard (panthera pardus saxicolor) in golestan national park, iran, where conflict over livestock depredation occurs. we analyzed leopard diet (77 scats) and assesse ... | 2016 | 27064680 |
| trichinella britovi in a leopard (panthera pardus saxicolor) in iran. | nematodes of the genus trichinella are zoonotic parasites with a cosmopolitan distribution. in iran, these parasites have mainly been detected in carnivorous mammals, yet information on the trichinella taxa circulating in this country date back to a time when biochemical and molecular tests were not available. we describe the first detection of trichinella larvae in a leopard (panthera pardus saxicolor) in asia and its identification at the species level. the larvae recovered from the leopard mu ... | 2009 | 19497675 |
| seroepidemiology of toxoplasma gondii in zoo animals in selected zoos in the midwestern united states. | toxoplasma gondii infections in zoo animals are of interest because many captive animals die of clinical toxoplasmosis and because of the potential risk of exposure of children and elderly to t. gondii oocysts excreted by cats in the zoos. seroprevalence of t. gondii antibodies in wild zoo felids, highly susceptible zoo species, and feral cats from 8 zoos of the midwestern united states was determined by using the modified agglutination test (mat). a titer of 1:25 was considered indicative of t. ... | 2008 | 18605803 |
| disseminated coccidioidomycosis in a captive indochinese tiger (panthera tigris corbetti) with chronic renal disease. | a 19-yr-old, 78.2-kg captive female indochinese tiger (panthera tigris corbetti) from the el paso zoo (el paso, texas, usa) with chronic renal disease was euthanized after a 10-day course of anorexia, depression, progressive rear limb weakness, muscle fasciculations, and head tremors. postmortem findings included pericardial effusion, generalized lymphadenopathy, glomerulosclerosis, glomerular atrophy with membranous glomerulonephropathy, and pancreatic adenocarcinoma. pyogranulomatous pneumonia ... | 2006 | 17315442 |