| [capillary convolutions of the parietal pleura of the goat (capra aegagrus hircus)]. | | 1979 | 161483 |
| besnoitiosis in wild and domestic goats in iran. | besnoitia cysts and lesions were observed in the skin, blood vessels, epididymis and testes of two wild goats (capra aegagrus) and in the subcutaneous tissues of two domestic goats (capra hircus) in the fars province of iran. the seminiferous tubules in the wild goats showed aspermatogenesis, degeneration and atrophy of germinal epithelium. | 1979 | 467078 |
| haemaphysalis (allophysalis) kopetdaghica: identity and discovery of each feeding stage on the wild goat in northern iran (ixodoidea: ixodidae). | | 1979 | 512770 |
| g-band patterns, hemoglobin, and transferrin types of the bharal: chromosomal evolutionary relationships with sheep and goats. | g-band patterns of the bharal (pseudois nayaur), 2n = 54, were compared with those of wild sheep (ovis dalli stonei), 2n = 54, and the persian wild goat (capra hircus), 2n = 60. patterns of the longer segments of the biarmed chromosomes of pseudois were similar to those of the longer biarmed segments of ovis, whereas the shorter segments differed. biarmed chromosomal segments had g-band homologies with specific acrocentric autosomes of capra and were ranked as follows in descending order of rela ... | 1978 | 744872 |
| eating habits of east asian people and transmission of taeniasis. | in order to understand the role of raw meat and viscera eating habits in the transmission of taeniasis in asian countries, 1502 infected aborigines in ten mountainous districts/towns of six counties in taiwan, 58 infected persons in two villages on cheju island, korea, and 97 cases in ambarita district on samosir island, north sumatra, indonesia were studied during the field surveys. all infected taiwan aborigines had the habit of eating raw meat and viscera of wild and/or domestic animals. amon ... | 1992 | 1356301 |
| [histotopographic studies of the intramural coronary arteries in the trabecula septomarginalis of the right cardiac ventricle in swine (sus scrofa domesticus) and dwarf goats (capra aegagrus f. domestica)]. | in the trabecula septomarginalis (moderator band) of pig and pygmy goat regularly till to 6 arteries are found, which traverse from the interventricular septum to the m. papillarius magnus. these intramural coronary arteries (diameter 50-300 microns)--without any exception-musculoelastic intimal thickenings are recognizable, which often marked extensive and formed in the whole vessel length. it is concluded that coronary arteries enlarge in response to increasing intimal thickening and that such ... | 1990 | 2077762 |
| type a enterotoxemia in captive wild goats. | | 1970 | 4195010 |
| the sternum of the sheep (ovis ammon f.aries l.) and the goat (capra aegagrus f.hircus l.). | | 1972 | 4674000 |
| morphogenesis of the carpus of the sheep (ovis ammon f. aries l.) and the goat (capra aegagrus f. hircus l.). | | 1972 | 5054366 |
| [infection with mycoplasma mycoides ssp. mycoides lc (large colony type) in bezoar goat kids (capra aegagrus cretica) in the bern (switzerland) zoo]. | mycoplasma mycoides ssp. mycoides lc (large colony type) (mml) was isolated from three 2 to 6 weeks old wild goat kids (capra aegagrus cretica) dead of septicemia in a swiss zoo. necropsy revealed peritonitis, pneumonia and enteritis. mml was isolated out of the ear canal of most of the healthy animals in the flock. the high density of the animals, the presence of concomitant diseases and the carriage among healthy animals seem to have been important predisposing factors for the mml-infection. | 1994 | 8091181 |
| the effect of lactic acid on odour-related host preference of yellow fever mosquitoes. | in a behavioural study we have investigated the role of lactic acid for the host preferences of yellow fever mosquitoes (aedes aegypti) by comparing the attractiveness of rubbings from the hands of different human individuals and extracts obtained from skin rubbings from different mammals (bos primigenius f. taurus, capra aegagrus f. hircus, felis silvestris f. catus and homo sapiens). certain human individuals were consistently more attractive to mosquitoes than others. addition of lactic acid ... | 2001 | 11418498 |
| genotyping of clostridium perfringens isolated from domestic and exotic ruminants and swine. | clostridium perfringens types a, b, c, d and e are known to cause severe enteritis/enterotoxaemia and diseases (especially caused by type a) belonging to the gas oedema complex in many species. samples from the small intestine as well as faeces of domestic and exotic animals suffering from enterotoxaemic signs or having died within days after first occurance of toxaemia were submitted for typing c. perfringens toxovars by multiplex pcr. the following species have been investigated: domestic shee ... | 2003 | 14535937 |
| high polymorphism in the kappa-casein (csn3) gene from wild and domestic caprine species revealed by dna sequencing. | we assessed polymorphisms in exon iv of the kappa-casein gene (csn3) in ten different breeds of domestic goat (capra hircus) from three continents and in three related wild caprine taxa (capra <ibex> ibex, capra <ibex> sibirica and capra aegagrus). thirty-five dna samples were sequenced within a 558 bp fragment of exon iv. nine polymorphic sites were identified in domestic goat, including four new polymorphisms. in addition to four previously described polymorphic positions, a total of 13 polymo ... | 2004 | 15190947 |
| mitochondrial dna reveal that domestic goat (capra hircus) are genetically affected by two subspecies of bezoar (capra aegagurus). | this article describes the complete sequences of the mitochondrial dna displacement loop (d-loop) region and cytochrome b gene from domestic goats in laos (laos native) and wild goat "markhor" (c. falconeri). the wild goat "bezoar" (capra aegagrus) has been considered to be the strongest candidate for the ancestor of the domestic goats (c. hircus); however, there is not sufficient molecular data to verify the hypothesis at present. in phylogenetic analyses, two wild goats, the markhor and the ib ... | 2001 | 11530852 |
| evolutionary history of the genus capra (mammalia, artiodactyla): discordance between mitochondrial dna and y-chromosome phylogenies. | the systematics of the genus capra remain controversial in spite of studies conducted using morphology, mtdna, and allozymes. here, we assess the evolutionary history of capra (i) using phylogenetic analysis of two nuclear genes located on the y-chromosome and (ii) previously published and new cytochrome b sequences. for the y-chromosome phylogeny, we sequenced segments from the amelogenin (amely) and zinc finger (zfy) genes from all of the eight wild taxa and from domestic goats (capra hircus). ... | 2006 | 16757184 |
| [the functional morphology of the large intestinal mucosa of the ox (bos primigenius f. taurus), sheep (ovis ammon f. aries) and goat (capra aegagrus f. hircus)]. | the mucous membrane of the large intestine of the ox, sheep and goat was studied using light and electron microscopy. the surface epithelium possesses the well-known complement of organelles with a conspicuous number of mitochondria as a source of energy for absorptive activities. occasionally, brush cells are found in the epithelium; the functional significance of this type of cell is still under discussion. in the present material, electron-lucid spheroids (diameter: 45 x 35 nm), which tend to ... | 2001 | 11379368 |
| adrenal function in angora goats: a comparative study of adrenal steroidogenesis in angora goats, boer goats, and merino sheep. | south african angora goats (capra aegagrus) are susceptible to stress conditions, possibly due to adrenal cortex malfunction. selection for mohair production may reduce adrenal function and decrease cortisol production. secretion of cortisol by the adrenal cortex is essential for the induction of several gluconeogenic enzymes that enable animals to survive stressful conditions, and adrenocortical insufficiency, therefore, precipitates a vulnerability to stress. in this study, angora goats were c ... | 2000 | 10784196 |
| [phylogenetic reconstructions in the genus capra (bovidae, artiodactyla) based on the mitochondrial dna analysis]. | mitochondrial genome fragments were examined in all species of the genus capra (bovidae, artiodactyla). phylogenetic analysis was carried out using 59 cytochrome b gene sequences (392 bp), and 22 sequences of the mtdna variable fragment (402 bp). in the control region, two unique deletions were revealed. one of the deletions was found only in capra cilindricornis (17 bp), while another one grouped c. caucasica with c. aegagrus (1 bp). the group of caucasian wild goats splits into two clades, and ... | 2007 | 17385324 |
| the initial domestication of goats (capra hircus) in the zagros mountains 10,000 years ago. | initial goat domestication is documented in the highlands of western iran at 10,000 calibrated calendar years ago. metrical analyses of patterns of sexual dimorphism in modern wild goat skeletons (capra hircus aegagrus) allow sex-specific age curves to be computed for archaeofaunal assemblages. a distinct shift to selective harvesting of subadult males marks initial human management and the transition from hunting to herding of the species. direct accelerator mass spectrometry radiocarbon dates ... | 2000 | 10731145 |
| investigation of the primary cause of hypoadrenocorticism in south african angora goats (capra aegagrus): a comparison with boer goats (capra hircus) and merino sheep (ovis aries). | our objective was to identify the primary site of the reduced adrenal function in south african angora goats (capra aegagrus) that causes a decrease in cortisol production and leads to severe losses of angora goats during cold spells. angora goats, boer goats (capra hircus), and merino sheep (ovis aries) were assigned to three intravenous treatments: 1) insulin, 2) corticotropin-releasing factor (crf), and 3) acth. blood cortisol concentrations were determined over a 90-min period to determine a ... | 2000 | 10709928 |
| evidence for introgressive hybridization of captive markhor (capra falconeri) with domestic goat: cautions for reintroduction. | markhors (capra falconeri) are among the most endangered mammal species, and several conservation measures, including ex situ breeding, are implemented to prevent their extinction. we studied sequence diversity and differentiation of the first hypervariable segment of the mitochondrial dna control region among c. f. heptneri and c. f. megaceros kept in four zoos in relationship to lineages of other wild and domestic goats, to assess for the first time the level of molecular distinctness and vari ... | 2008 | 18228130 |
| [genetic diversity and origin of mitochondrial dna d-loop region for some domestic goat breeds of china]. | the complete sequences of mitochondrial dna d-loop of 140 individuals in 10 chinese goat (capra hiruc) breeds were analyzed by dna sequencing technology. the results showed that the length of mtdna d-loop in chinese goats was 1 211-1 213 bp. there were 84 different haplotypes and 171 polymorphic sites. the mean nucleotide diversity (pi) and haplotype diversity (hd) were 0.02063+/+0.00225 and 0.988+/-0.003, respectively, and the average number of nucleotide differences (k) was 24.896. the results ... | 2008 | 18779178 |
| bezoar (capra aegagrus) is a matriarchal candidate for ancestor of domestic goat (capra hircus): evidence from the mitochondrial dna diversity. | the leading hypothesis on the ancestor of domestic goats (capra hircus) is that it is the wild goat called the bezoar or pasang (capra aegagrus). to verify this hypothesis, we sequenced and compared the cytochrome b gene of mitochondrial dna from six domestic goats and bezoar. a further sequence for the markhor was taken from the database. in total we detected 51 nucleotide substitutions among the domestic goats, bezoar and markhor. however, only one specific nucleotide substitution was found be ... | 1997 | 9475956 |
| spermatogenesis in the ixodid tick haemaphysalis (herpetobia) sulcata (acarina:ixodidae). | haemaphysalis sulcata (acarina, ixodidae) is a common ectoparasite of wild artiodactyls (mouflon and wild goat) in sierra nevada (granada, southern spain). a study of the spermatogonial meiosis of 15 h. sulcata males was carried out. the diploid complement is 2n = 21 and its sex determination is xx:xo. the behavior of the chromosomes in the different stages of meiosis was also investigated, and the possible presence of a secondary nucleolar organizer region in h. sulcata is discussed. | 1997 | 9105298 |
| isolation and characterization of genome-specific dna sequences in triticeae species. | two contrasting genome-specific dna sequences were isolated from aegilops speltoides (wild goat grass) and hordeum chilense (wild barley), each representing more than 1% of the genomes. these repetitive dna fragments were identified as being genome-specific before cloning by genomic southern hybridization (using total genomic dna as a probe), and hence extensive screening of clones was not required. for each fragment, up to six recombinant plasmid clones were screened and about half were genome- ... | 1993 | 8355649 |
| revival of extinct species using nuclear transfer: hope for the mammoth, true for the pyrenean ibex, but is it time for "conservation cloning"? | recent accomplishments in the fields of nuclear transfer and genomics, such as the cloned offspring production from frozen mouse cells, cryopreserved at not too low temperatures without cryoprotectors; or the sequencing of wooly mammoth genome, have opened the opportunity for the revival of extinct species. as expected, they are receiving a lot of publicity in the media and also scientific attention. furthermore, it was recently published the "revival" of the first extinct subspecie: the pyrenea ... | 2009 | 19594389 |
| [the primary structure of the hemoglobin gamma-chains of fetal sheep (ovis ammon) and goat (capra aegagrus), artiodactyla]. | the complete primary structures of the gamma-chains of fetal sheep (ovis ammon) and goat (capra aegagrus) hemoglobins are presented. the chains were isolated by chromatography on carboxymethyl cellulose cm-52. the primary structures of both chains were established by automatic edman degradation, mainly on the tryptic peptides. the n-terminal regions were sequenced on the chains. large c-terminal peptides were isolated and sequenced after acidic hydrolysis of the asp-pro bond (gamma 99/100). the ... | 1982 | 7118074 |
| spatial distribution and risk factors of brucellosis in iberian wild ungulates. | the role of wildlife as a brucellosis reservoir for humans and domestic livestock remains to be properly established. the aim of this work was to determine the aetiology, apparent prevalence, spatial distribution and risk factors for brucellosis transmission in several iberian wild ungulates. | 2010 | 20205703 |
| [redescription of dermacentor raskemensis pomerantzev, 1946 (ixodidae)--a representative of the mountain fauna of the southern regions of the ussr and adjacent territories]. | a redescription of female and male of the little-known species dermacentor raskemensis pomerantzev has been made on the holotype (male, west china, sinkiang) and on collection material of zoological institute of the academy of sciences of the ussr and institute of zoology of armenian ssr: three females and males from armenia and western pakistan. despite a considerable remoteness of their distribution areas all studied specimens show stability of their specific characters and differ distinctly f ... | 1983 | 6622058 |
| creutzfeldt-jakob disease. possible transmission to humans by consumption of wild animal brains. | although the natural mode of spread of the agent responsible for creutzfeldt-jakob disease is unknown, several reports suggest oral transmission through consumption of contaminated food or brain. this report summarizes four cases of creutzfeldt-jakob disease in which a history of eating the brains of wild goat or squirrel was obtained. these cases support the hypothesis of possible acquisition of creutzfeldt-jakob disease by ingestion of the agent from a presumptive reservoir in the central nerv ... | 1984 | 6362408 |
| evidence of peste des petits ruminants virus (pprv) infection in sindh ibex (capra aegagrus blythi) in pakistan as confirmed by detection of antigen and antibody. | an outbreak resulting in mortality in sindh ibex (capra aegagrus blythi) was investigated. there was a history of about 36 deaths (both young and adult) during the period of 1 month. disease appeared in a generalized form, affecting the respiratory and digestive systems. major lesions were respiratory distress, pustules on and in the mouth, ocular-nasal discharges, and severe diarrhea. the most significant lesion was the oculonasal discharges and diarrhea. deaths were mainly due to blindness, an ... | 2011 | 21221782 |
| [comparison of the chromosome complement of the wild goat (capra ibex) and the domesticated goat (capra hircus)]. | | 1967 | 5603288 |
| morphogenesis of the tarsus of the sheep (ovis ammon f. aries l.) and thegoat (capra aegagrus f. hircus l.). | | 1971 | 5110980 |
| species composition and morphology of protostrongylids (nematoda: protostrongylidae) in ruminants from bulgaria. | lungs of 52 ruminants from different regions of bulgaria, 16 from goats (capra aegagrus f. domestica l.), 15 from sheep (ovis ammon f. domestica l.), 11 from mouflons (ovis musimon l.), and 10 from chamois (rupicapra rupicapra l.), were investigated. the aim of the study was to determine the species composition of small lungworms in these hosts. the obtained results are summarized with those of previous studies, and a picture of the present status of the species composition of protostrongylids i ... | 2011 | 21461727 |
| psoroptic ear mange (psoroptes cuniculi, delafond, 1859) in domestic and wild ruminants in israel. | otoacariasis, caused by psoroptes cuniculi (delafond, 1859) is reported in sheep (ovis aries), domestic goats (capra aegagrus hircus), mountain goats (capra ibex nubiana) and yaez (a cross between domestic and mountain goats). captive and captured deer (gazella gazella and gazella dorcas) were found negative for ear mites. sheep and mountain goats were found to be the most affected while goats and yaez only sporadically so. the clinical manifestations are described and the results are discussed ... | 1985 | 4002605 |
| studies of taeniasis in taiwan. xii. prevalence of taeniasis among atayal aborigines in wufeng district, hsinchu county, northwest taiwan. | in order to determine the prevalence of taeniasis in the wufeng district of hsinchu county, 341 school children from 2 primary schools and 748 atayal aborigines from 4 villages were examined with a scotch tape perianal swab and by questionnaire and demonstration of proglottides. the infection rates of taeniasis and enterobiasis among the school children were 1% and 8%, respectively. the overall infection rate of taeniasis among the atayal aborigines was 6%, and 189 previously treated and cured p ... | 1990 | 2352317 |
| Fatalities in Wild Goats in Kurdistan Associated with Peste Des Petits Ruminants Virus. | Between August 2010 and February 2011, over 750 deaths were recorded among wild goats (Capra aegagrus, the endangered progenitor of the domestic goat) in Kurdistan. Based on the clinical signs and post-mortem findings, the involvement of peste des petits ruminants virus (PPRV) was suspected. This was confirmed by laboratory analysis, and the virus was found to be closely related to a Turkish strain isolated in 2000. During the outbreak in wild goats, no disease in domestic animals was reported. ... | 2011 | 22074184 |
| allozyme divergence and phylogenetic relationships among capra, ovis and rupicapra (artyodactyla, bovidae). | genetic divergence and phylogenetic relationships between the chamois (rupicaprini, rupicapra rupicapra rupicapra) and three species of the caprini (capra aegagrus hircus, capra ibex ibex and ovis ammon musimon) have been studied by multilocus protein electrophoresis. dendrograms have been constructed both with distance and parsimony methods. goat, sheep and chamois pair-wise genetic distances had very similar values. all the topologies showed that capra, ovis and rupicapra originate from the sa ... | 1991 | 1774188 |
| [bacterial studies on the occurrence of mycobacterium paratuberculosis in fecal samples of zoo ruminants]. | mycobacterium (m.) paratuberculosis was isolated from fecal samples of 3 (21.4%) from 14 mouflons, of 10 (20.4%) from 49 dwarf goats, of 5 (14.3%) from 35 cameroon sheep and of 1 (9.1%) from 11 alpine ibex. m. paratuberculosis could not found by cultural method in fecal samples of 22 pinzgauer goats, of 15 bantengs, of 9 wild goats, of 9 skuddens, of 6 four-horned sheep, of 3 red-head sheep, and of 1 chamois. from all 19 animals with cultural positive fecal samples complement binding antibodies ... | 1992 | 1622380 |
| anatomical and neurohistological observations on the tongue of the india goat, capra aegagrus. | the anatomy and neurohistology of the tongue of the indian goat, capra aegagrus, have been described. the apex linguae is notched in the centre. the foramen caecum is found to be absent. the sublingua could not be traced. the filiform papillae are the most common and divided into three types: the simple, giant, and true filiform papillae. the true filiform papillae are the most developed of the three types. the foliate papillae are absent. there are 13--14 circumvallate papillae arranged in two ... | 1975 | 1227234 |
| angioarchitecture of the arteries of the testis of goat (capra aegagrus). | | 1979 | 159639 |
| genetic variations of 13 indigenous chinese goat breeds based on cytochrome b gene sequences. | phylogenetic relationships among and genetic variability within 13 chinese indigenous goat breeds and boer goat were analyzed using cytochrome b gene sequences. there were 44 variable sites found in a 642 bp sequence, and 46 cyt b haplotypes were subsequently defined. the phylogeny analysis of haplotypes in combination with goat cyt b sequences from genbank shows that chinese goats are obviously separated from wild goats and might come from capra aegagrus. further analysis indicated that indigen ... | 2006 | 16691436 |
| phylogenomic study of the subfamily caprinae by cross-species chromosome painting with chinese muntjac paints. | chromosomal homologies have been established between the chinese muntjac (muntiacus reevesi, mre, 2n = 46) and five ovine species: wild goat (capra aegagrus, cae, 2n = 60), argali (ovis ammon, oam, 2n = 56), snow sheep (ovis nivicola, oni, 2n = 52), red goral (naemorhedus cranbrooki, ncr, 2n = 56) and sumatra serow (capricornis sumatraensis, csu, 2n = 48) by chromosome painting with a set of chromosome-specific probes of the chinese muntjac. in total, twenty-two chinese muntjac autosomal paintin ... | 2005 | 15973503 |
| a dig into the past mitochondrial diversity of corsican goats reveals the influence of secular herding practices. | the goat (capra hircus) is one of the earliest domesticated species ca. 10,500 years ago in the middle-east where its wild ancestor, the bezoar (capra aegagrus), still occurs. during the neolithic dispersal, the domestic goat was then introduced in europe, including the main mediterranean islands. islands are interesting models as they maintain traces of ancient colonization, historical exchanges or of peculiar systems of husbandry. here, we compare the mitochondrial genetic diversity of both me ... | 2012 | 22299033 |
| deformity in the "boxing boys". | the late bronze age wall painting the boxing boys (c. 17th-16th century bce) was excavated in the ancient town of akrotiri on the greek island of thera. this article considers a medical interpretation for the spinal-pelvic anomaly in the anatomy of one of the boys. the artist has depicted a combination of structural anatomical adjustments diagnostic of spondylolisthesis, a forward slippage of one of the lumbar vertebrae. the accurate portrayal of the surface appearance of this condition suggests ... | 2005 | 15681883 |
| cross-species amplification of bovidae microsatellites and low diversity of the endangered korean goral. | the korean goral (nemorhaedus caudatus) is an endangered species of wild goat. the conservation and management of this species could benefit from a better understanding of its genetic diversity and structure. cross-species amplification of 34 bovidae microsatellite loci was tested on a panel of 6 korean gorals and 10 domestic goats. after polymerase chain reaction (pcr) optimization, 29 (85.3%) microsatellite loci amplified successfully for the korean gorals and 27 (79.4%) for the domestic goats ... | 2004 | 15475399 |
| mitochondrial dna diversity of pakistani goats. | pakistan contains numerous domestic goat breeds, but until now there has been no comprehensive study on genetic diversity or a phylogenetic analysis of pakistani goats. in this study, we analysed the complete mitochondrial dna d-loop and the cytochrome b gene of 13 pakistani domestic goat breeds (capra hircus) and one wild goat, the sindh ibex (capra aegagrus blythi). the phylogenetic analyses and sequence divergence (sd) established four distinct mt-lineages termed as a, b and c (previously rep ... | 2003 | 14687071 |
| ontogeny and occurrence of the corpus fibulae in the domesticated goat (capra aegagrus f. hircus). | osteological characteristics are often used to identify animal species in a cheap and rapid manner. in this context it is believed that the corpus fibulae of the goat is represented by a tight cord of connective tissue--the so-called ligamentum fibulare. the results of the present morphometric study indicate, however, that in nearly 60% of the 143 examined animals, the corpus fibulae is a pin-shaped flattened piece of bone which may additionally be accompanied by a pyramid-shaped bone lying clos ... | 2002 | 12056761 |
| hybrid origin of the pliocene ancestor of wild goats. | recent theories on speciation suggest that interspecific hybridization is an important mechanism for explaining adaptive radiation. according to this view, hybridization can promote the rapid transfer of adaptations between different species; the hybrid population thus invades new habitats and diversifies into a variety of new species. although hybridization is well accepted as a fairly common mechanism for diversification in plants, its role in the evolution of animals is more controversial, be ... | 2006 | 16837213 |
| phylogenetic analysis of sicilian goats reveals a new mtdna lineage. | the mitochondrial hypervariable region 1 (hvr1) sequence of 67 goats belonging to the girgentana, maltese and derivata di siria breeds was partially sequenced in order to present the first phylogenetic characterization of sicilian goat breeds. these sequences were compared with published sequences of indian and pakistani domestic goats and wild goats. mitochondrial lineage a was observed in most of the sicilian goats. however, three girgentana haplotypes were highly divergent from the capra hirc ... | 2006 | 16879350 |
| the role of wild ruminants as reservoirs of besnoitia besnoiti infection in cattle. | bovine besnoitiosis, a parasitic disease caused by besnoitia besnoiti, has been reported mainly in beef cattle raised under extensive pastoral systems and is considered to be re-emerging in western europe. horizontal transmission probably occurs either by means of blood sucking arthropods or as a consequence of direct contact between infected and non-infected cattle. however, the role that wild ruminants (e.g., red deer (cervus elaphus) and roe deer (capreolus capreolus)) may play in the parasit ... | 2016 | 27198769 |
| molecular and serological survey of selected viruses in free-ranging wild ruminants in iran. | a molecular and serological survey of selected viruses in free-ranging wild ruminants was conducted in 13 different districts in iran. samples were collected from 64 small wild ruminants belonging to four different species including 25 mouflon (ovis orientalis), 22 wild goat (capra aegagrus), nine indian gazelle (gazella bennettii) and eight goitered gazelle (gazella subgutturosa) during the national survey for wildlife diseases in iran. serum samples were evaluated using serologic antibody test ... | 2016 | 27997620 |
| contagious caprine pleuropneumonia outbreak in captive wild ungulates at al wabra wildlife preservation, state of qatar. | contagious caprine pleuropneumonia (ccpp) caused by mycoplasma capricolum subsp. capripneumoniae is a highly contagious and serious respiratory disease of domestic goats, characterized by coughing, severe respiratory distress, and high mortality rates. the lesions at necropsy are mainly a fibrinous pleuropneumonia with increased straw-colored pleural fluid. an outbreak of ccpp in wild goat (capra aegagrus), nubian ibex (capra ibex nubiana), laristan mouflon (ovis orientalis laristanica), and ger ... | 2007 | 17469281 |
| fatty acid profile in milk from goats, capra aegagrus hircus, exposed to perchlorate and its relationship with perchlorate residues in human milk. | polyunsaturated fatty acids (pufa) in milk are vital for normal growth and development of infant mammals. changes in fatty acid composition were observed in milk fat from goats dosed with perchlorate (0.1 and 1 mg/kg body weight/day) for 31 days, but the effect was not persistent. adaptation may be induced in these goats to compensate for the perchlorate effect. in an analysis of fatty acid composition in human milk samples, a weak negative correlation was observed between perchlorate concentrat ... | 2007 | 17712503 |
| 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 |
| the use of total serum proteins and triglycerides for monitoring body condition in the iberian wild goat (capra pyrenaica). | body condition in wild ungulates is traditionally evaluated during the necropsy of animals on the basis of the weight of fat stored around or within the vital organs, the weight of the organs themselves, and their derived indices. however, sometimes it is important to evaluate the nutritional status of the animal by means of blood and serum analyses and the interpretation of specific parameters. only in a very few studies is the nutritional status of the animal obtained by blood biochemistry and ... | 2008 | 19110711 |
| first birth of an animal from an extinct subspecies (capra pyrenaica pyrenaica) by cloning. | two experiments have been performed to clone the bucardo, an extinct wild goat. the karyoplasts were thawed fibroblasts derived from skin biopsies, obtained and cryopreserved in 1999 from the last living specimen, a female, which died in 2000. cytoplasts were mature oocytes collected from the oviducts of superovulated domestic goats. oocytes were enucleated and coupled to bucardo's fibroblasts by electrofusion. reconstructed embryos were cultured for 36h or 7d and transferred to either spanish i ... | 2009 | 19167744 |
| cryptosporidium xiaoi n. sp. (apicomplexa: cryptosporidiidae) in sheep (ovis aries). | a new species, cryptosporidium xiaoi, is described from sheep. oocysts of c. xiaoi, previously identified as the cryptosporidium bovis-like genotype or as c. bovis from sheep in spain, tunisia, united kingdom, and the united states are recorded as such in genbank (eu408314-eu408317, eu327318-eu327320, ef362478, ef514234, dq991389, and ef158461). oocysts obtained from naturally infected sheep were infectious for a lamb and oocysts from that lamb were infectious for three other lambs. the prepaten ... | 2009 | 19501967 |
| open pulled straw vitrification of goat embryos at various stages of development. | this investigation addresses the question whether it is possible to apply the open pulled straw (ops) vitrification method, found to be effective for cryopreserving caprine (capra aegagrus hircus) blastocysts, to other embryonal stages. morulae, blastocysts and hatched blastocysts were cryopreserved by way of ops vitrification and blastocysts and hatched blastocysts by conventional freezing. morulae were not included with conventional freezing because in our experience the survival rate is very ... | 2010 | 20102780 |
| usefulness of estimated surface area of damaged skin as a proxy of mite load in the monitoring of sarcoptic mange in free-ranging populations of iberian wild goat, capra pyrenaica. | in this study we examined the influence of several factors, like the surface of skin with lesions attributable to sarcoptes scabiei, the time of year and host sex and age on variations of mite load in iberian wild goats, capra pyrenaica, from the sierra nevada natural space, southern spain. as well, the surface area of skin with scabietic lesions estimated during field surveys were compared with measurements taken in the laboratory and the potential for using categories based on surface areas es ... | 2010 | 21130576 |
| pharmacokinetics of ceftiofur crystalline free acid after single subcutaneous administration in lactating and nonlactating domestic goats (capra aegagrus hircus). | six nonlactating and six lactating adult female goats received a single subcutaneous injection of ceftiofur crystalline free acid (ccfa) at a dosage of 6.6 mg/kg. blood samples were collected from the jugular vein before and at multiple time points after ccfa administration. milk samples were collected twice daily. concentrations of ceftiofur and desfuroylceftiofur-related metabolites were measured using high-performance liquid chromatography. data were analyzed using compartmental and noncompar ... | 2011 | 21219340 |
| pharmacokinetics of tulathromycin after single and multiple subcutaneous injections in domestic goats (capra aegagrus hircus). | clothier, k. a., leavens, t., griffith, r. w., wetzlich, s. e., baynes, r. e., riviere, j. e., tell, l. a. pharmacokinetics of tulathromycin after single and multiple subcutaneous injections in domestic goats (capra aegagrus hircus). j. vet. pharmacol. therap.34, 448-454. tulathromycin, a novel triamilide in the macrolide class, is labeled for treatment of bacterial pneumonia in cattle and swine. this manuscript evaluates pharmacokinetics of tulathromycin in goats. in two different studies, six ... | 2011 | 21366621 |
| presence-absence surveys of prey and their use in predicting leopard (panthera pardus) densities: a case study from armenia. | it is important to predict how many individuals of a predator species can survive in a given area on the basis of prey sufficiency and to compare predictive estimates with actual numbers to understand whether or not key threats are related to prey availability. rugged terrain and low detection probabilities do not allow for the use of traditional prey count techniques in mountain areas. we used presence-absence occupancy modeling and camera-trapping to estimate the abundance and densities of pre ... | 2008 | 21396082 |
| The absence of detectable fetal microchimerism in nontransgenic goats (Capra aegagrus hircus) bearing transgenic offspring. | Regulations for the disposal of genetically engineered animals are strict due to concern for their inappropriate introduction into the food chain, and of the possible public health and environmental impacts of these organisms. Nontransgenic animals that give birth to transgenic offspring are treated as if they are transgenic due to concern of fetal cells crossing the placental barrier and residing in the mother (fetal-maternal microchimerism). Determining whether or not fetal-fetal or fetal-mate ... | 2011 | 21984713 |
| 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 |
| introgression from domestic goat generated variation at the major histocompatibility complex of alpine ibex. | the major histocompatibility complex (mhc) is a crucial component of the vertebrate immune system and shows extremely high levels of genetic polymorphism. the extraordinary genetic variation is thought to be ancient polymorphisms maintained by balancing selection. however, introgression from related species was recently proposed as an additional mechanism. here we provide evidence for introgression at the mhc in alpine ibex (capra ibex ibex). at a usually very polymorphic mhc exon involved in pa ... | 2014 | 24945814 |
| a novel inherited cerebellar abiotrophy in a cohort of related goats. | cerebellar abiotrophies, also known as cerebellar ataxias, are characterized by premature post-natal degeneration of cerebellar neurons. this report describes the clinical, magnetic resonance imaging (mri), gross, histopathological and immunohistochemical features of a novel inherited cerebellar abiotrophy in a cohort of three closely related mixed-breed goats (capra aegagrus hircus) in the southeastern usa. the animals all presented with early juvenile-onset ataxia, hypermetria, wide-based stan ... | 2015 | 26184806 |
| vasoconstrictive responses by the carotid and auricular arteries in goats to ergot alkaloid exposure. | a fungal endophyte (neotyphodium coenophialum) infects most plants of "kentucky 31" tall fescue (lolium arundinaceum) and produces ergot alkaloids that cause persistent constriction of the vascular system in grazing livestock. consequently, animals undergoing this toxicosis cannot regulate core body temperature and are vulnerable to heat and cold stresses. an experiment was conducted to determine if the caudal and auricular arteries in goats (capra aegagrus hircus) vasoconstrict in response to e ... | 2014 | 25478559 |
| the complement system of the goat: haemolytic assays and isolation of major proteins. | the aim of the present study was to develop a haemolytic assay for the study of the complement system in dairy goats (capra aegagrus hircus) and to characterize the major goat complement system proteins. | 2012 | 22734447 |
| genetic variation of goat interferon regulatory factor 3 gene and its implication in goat evolution. | the immune systems are fundamentally vital for evolution and survival of species; as such, selection patterns in innate immune loci are of special interest in molecular evolutionary research. the interferon regulatory factor (irf) gene family control many different aspects of the innate and adaptive immune responses in vertebrates. among these, irf3 is known to take active part in very many biological processes. we assembled and evaluated 1356 base pairs of the irf3 gene coding region in domesti ... | 2016 | 27598391 |
| detection of anaplasma sp. in korean native goats (capra aegagrus hircus) on jeju island, korea. | anaplasma species are obligate intracellular pathogens that can cause tick-borne diseases in mammalian hosts. to date, very few studies of their occurrence in korean native goats (capra aegagrus hircus) have been reported. in the present study, we investigated anaplasma infection of korean native goats on jeju island, republic of korea, and performed phylogenetic analysis based on the 16s rrna gene sequences. our results showed that anaplasma infection was found mostly in adult female goats. the ... | 2015 | 26797447 |
| whole mitochondrial genomes unveil the impact of domestication on goat matrilineal variability. | the current extensive use of the domestic goat (capra hircus) is the result of its medium size and high adaptability as multiple breeds. the extent to which its genetic variability was influenced by early domestication practices is largely unknown. a common standard by which to analyze maternally-inherited variability of livestock species is through complete sequencing of the entire mitogenome (mitochondrial dna, mtdna). | 2015 | 26714643 |
| enhanced bioremediation of soil artificially contaminated with petroleum hydrocarbons after amendment with capra aegagrus hircus (goat) manure. | this study was carried out to evaluate the biostimulant potentials of capra aegagrus hircus manure for bioremediation of crude oil contaminated soil (cocs) under tropical conditions. 1 kg of cocs sample was amended with 0.02 kg of c. a. hircus manure and monitored at 14-day intervals for total petroleum hydrocarbon (tph), nutrient content, and changes in microbial counts. at the end of the study period, there was 62.08% decrease in the concentration of tph in the amended sample compared to 8.15% ... | 2015 | 26770830 |
| ethnomedicinal and cultural practices of mammals and birds in the vicinity of river chenab, punjab-pakistan. | although, use of animal species in disease treatment and culture practices is as ancient as that of plant species; however ethnomedicinal uses and cultural values of animal species have rarely been reported. present study is the first report on the medicinal uses of mammals and bird species in pakistan. | 2017 | 28701165 |
| molecular epidemiological survey and genetic characterization of anaplasma species in mongolian livestock. | anaplasma species are obligate intracellular rickettsial pathogens that cause great economic loss to the animal industry. few studies on anaplasma infections in mongolian livestock have been conducted. this study examined the prevalence of anaplasma marginale, anaplasma ovis, anaplasma phagocytophilum, and anaplasma bovis by polymerase chain reaction assay in 928 blood samples collected from native cattle and dairy cattle (bos taurus), yaks (bos grunniens), sheep (ovis aries), and goats (capra a ... | 2017 | 28678004 |
| reference genome of wild goat (capra aegagrus) and sequencing of goat breeds provide insight into genic basis of goat domestication. | domestic goats (capra hircus) have been selected to play an essential role in agricultural production systems, since being domesticated from their wild progenitor, bezoar (capra aegagrus). a detailed understanding of the genetic consequences imparted by the domestication process remains a key goal of evolutionary genomics. | 2015 | 26044654 |
| comparative pharmacokinetics and bioavailability of albendazole sulfoxide in sheep and goats, and dose-dependent plasma disposition in goats. | the aims of this study were to compare the pharmacokinetics of albendazole sulfoxide (abz-so, ricobendazole) in goats and sheep at a dose of 5 g/kg bodyweight (bw), after intravenous (iv) and subcutaneous (sc) administrations, and to investigate the effects of increased doses (10 and 15 mg/kg bw) on the plasma disposition of abz-so in goats following sc administration. a total of 16 goats (capra aegagrus hircus, eight males and eight females) and 8 sheep (ovis aries, four males and four females) ... | 2015 | 26012791 |
| a serologic survey of viral infections in captive ungulates in turkish zoos. | zoos and zoologic gardens make optimal environments for interspecies transmission of viral infections. there are seven zoos and several small zoologic collections in turkey. this study aimed to determine the current status of viral infections in captive ungulates living in these environments. blood samples were taken from 163 captive animals from two zoos. there were 39 cameroon sheep (ovis ammon f aries), 11 barbary sheep (ammotragus lervia), 57 pygmy goats (capra hircus), 9 angora goats (capra ... | 2011 | 22946369 |
| epizoochorous dispersal by ungulates depends on fur, grooming and social interactions. | the transport phase of the animal-mediated plant dispersal process is critical to dispersal effectiveness as it determines the spatial distribution of the diaspores released and their chance for further recruitment. assessing this specific phase of the dispersal process generally requires combining diaspore retention times with the associated distances covered. here, we specifically tested the effect of grooming behavior, interindividual contacts and ungulate fur on diaspore retention times and ... | 2018 | 29435234 |
| rumen ciliate protozoa of domestic sheep (ovis aries) and goat (capra aegagrus hircus) in kyrgyzstan. | species composition and concentration of rumen ciliate protozoa were investigated in the rumen contents of 14 domestic sheep and 1 goat living in bishkek, kyrgyzstan. this is the first report on rumen ciliates from ruminants living in kyrgyzstan. in sheep 12 genera, 28 species and 12 morphotypes were detected, whereas in goat 8 genera, 12 species and 4 morphotypes were detected. the density of ciliates in sheep was (28.1 ± 20.0) × 10(4) cells ml(-1) and in goat was 37.0 × 10(4) cells ml(-1). das ... | 2016 | 26850444 |
| peste des petits ruminants virus in vulnerable wild small ruminants, iran, 2014-2016. | in 2014-2016, >1,000 wild goats and sheep in 4 northern and central provinces of iran died from peste des petits ruminants virus (pprv) infection. partial nucleoprotein sequencing of pprv from 3 animals showed a close relationship to lineage 4 strains from china. control measures are needed to preserve vulnerable ruminant populations. | 2017 | 28322692 |
| experimental infection of sheep and goats with a recent isolate of peste des petits ruminants virus from kurdistan. | peste des petits ruminants (ppr) is a contagious viral disease of sheep and goats common in africa and asia. its high morbidity and mortality has a devastating impact on agriculture in developing countries. as an example, an asian lineage iv strain of pprv was responsible for mass fatalities among wild goats in kurdistan in 2010/2011. in separate experiments, three sheep and three goats of german domestic breeds were subcutaneously inoculated with the kurdish virus isolate; three uninfected shee ... | 2014 | 24908276 |
| adipose tissue macrophages in non-rodent mammals: a comparative study. | the stromal vascular fraction (svf) of adipose tissue in rodents and primates contains mesenchymal stem cells and immune cells. svf cells have complex metabolic, immune and endocrine functions with biomedical impact. however, in other mammals, the amount of data on svf stem cells is negligible and whether the svf hosts immune cells is unknown. in this study, we show that the svf is rich in immune cells, with a dominance of adipose tissue macrophages (atms) in cattle (bos primigenius taurus), dom ... | 2016 | 26239911 |
| documentation and quantitative analysis of local ethnozoological knowledge among traditional healers of theni district, tamil nadu, india. | this study investigated the use of animals among the traditional healers in theni district of tamil nadu, india. the data regarding the medicinal animals/animal products were documented and their usages were analyzed quantitatively. | 2014 | 24680989 |
| a comparative protein profile of mammalian erythrocyte membranes identified by mass spectrometry. | a comparative analysis of erythrocyte membrane proteins of economically important animals, goat (capra aegagrus hircus), buffalo (bubalus bubalis), pig (sus scrofa), cow (bos tauras), and human (homo sapiens) was performed. solubilized erythrocyte membrane proteins were separated by sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacryamide gel electrophoresis (sds-page), visualized by staining the gels with commassie brilliant blue (cbb), and identified by matrix assisted laser desorption ionization time-of-flight m ... | 2014 | 25150706 |
| the rediscovery of malaria parasites of ungulates. | over a hundred years since their first description in 1913, the sparsely described malaria parasites (genus plasmodium) of ungulates have been rediscovered using molecular typing techniques. in the span of weeks, three studies have appeared describing the genetic characterization and phylogenetic analyses of malaria parasites from african antelope (cephalophus spp.) and goat (capra aegagrus hircus), asian water buffalo (bubalus bubalis), and north american white-tailed deer (odocoileus virginian ... | 2016 | 27444556 |
| differential actions of proteinases and neuraminidase on mammalian erythrocyte surface and its impact on erythrocyte agglutination by concanavalin a. | action of proteinases viz. trypsin and chymotrypsin, and neuraminidase on intact erythrocyte membrane proteins and glycophorins (sialoglycoproteins) exposed to cell surface and its impact on lectin (concanavalin a)-mediated agglutination were studied in homo sapiens (human), capra aegagrus hircus (goat) and bubalus bubalis (buffalo). membrane proteins and glycophorins analysis by sds-page as visualized by coomassie brilliant blue and periodic acid-schiff stains, respectively, and agglutination b ... | 2012 | 23255673 |
| active compound diffusivity of particle size reduced s. aromaticum and c. cassia fused starch edible films and the shelf life of mutton (capra aegagrus hircus) meat. | in the present study, mathematical models were used to examine the effect of active compound diffusion from edible film (supplemented with s. aromaticum and c. cassia) on the microbial, physical and chemical quality of mutton stored at 4 and 10°c. cinnamaldehyde and eugenol release from edible film into liquid was found to be 80% and 75% of the equilibrium concentration. active compound release into meat was 42-51% for cinnamaldehyde and 38-48% for eugenol, in storage temperatures of 4-15°c. dev ... | 2017 | 28213163 |
| unique bacteria community composition and co-occurrence in the milk of different ruminants. | lactation provides the singular source of nourishment to the offspring of mammals. this nutrition source also contains a diverse microbiota affecting the development and health of the newborn. here, we examined the milk microbiota in water deer (hydropotes inermis, the most primitive member of the family cervidae), reindeer (rangifer tarandus, the oldest semi-domesticated cervid), and the dairy goat (capra aegagrus, member of the family bovidae), to determine if common milk microbiota species we ... | 2017 | 28098228 |
| gross, histologic, and computed tomographic characterization of nonpathological intrascleral cartilage and bone in the domestic goat (capra aegagrus hircus). | to characterize grossly, histologically, and via computed tomography (ct) the appearance of intrascleral cartilage, bone, or both in domestic goats with otherwise normal eyes and to correlate this with age, sex, and breed. | 2016 | 27251018 |
| 'goats that stare at men'--revisited: do dwarf goats alter their behaviour in response to eye visibility and head direction of a human? | being able to recognise when one is being observed by someone else is thought to be adaptive during cooperative or competitive events. in particular for prey species, this ability should be of use in the context of predation. a previous study reported that goats (capra aegagrus hircus) alter their behaviour according to the body and head orientation of a human experimenter. during a food anticipation task, an experimenter remained in a particular posture for 30 s before delivering a reward, and ... | 2016 | 26820558 |
| angiotensin converting enzyme (ace) inhibitory and antihypertensive activities of protein hydrolysate from meat of kacang goat (capra aegagrus hircus). | the meat of kacang goat has potential for production of a protein hydrolysate. functional ingredients from protein hydrolysate of kacang goat meat were determined by the consistency of angiotensin-converting enzyme (ace) inhibitory activity and antihypertensive effect. this study examined the potency of kacang goat protein hydrolysate in ace inhibition and antihypertensive activity. | 2016 | 26592204 |
| use of a domestic korean black goat (capra hircus coreanae) with its chest crayon-harnessed in detecting estrus of himalayan tahrs (hemitragus jemlahicus). | the reliability of a korean black goat (capra hircus coreanae) to detect estrus in himalayan tahrs (hemitragus jemlahicus) for an artificial breeding program was investigated. estrus in six female himalayan tahrs was synchronized using fluorogestone acetate (fga) sponges. thirteen days later, 200 iu of pmsg and 100 iu of hcg were injected before removing the sponges and simultaneously injecting 5 mg of pgf2α the next day. penetration of the cervical canal and the thickness and location of red cr ... | 2014 | 24690603 |
| exclusion performance in dwarf goats (capra aegagrus hircus) and sheep (ovis orientalis aries). | using a comparative approach, we investigated the ability of dwarf goats and sheep to use direct and indirect information about the location of a food reward in an object-choice task. subjects had to choose between two cups with only one covering a reward. before making a choice, subjects received information about the baited (direct information) or non-baited cup (indirect information). both goats and sheep were able to use direct information (presence of food) in the object choice task. after ... | 2014 | 24695781 |
| 'goats that stare at men': dwarf goats alter their behaviour in response to human head orientation, but do not spontaneously use head direction as a cue in a food-related context. | recently, comparative research on the mechanisms and species-specific adaptive values of attributing attentive states and using communicative cues has gained increased interest, particularly in non-human primates, birds, and dogs. here, we investigate these phenomena in a farm animal species, the dwarf goat (capra aegagrus hircus). in the first experiment, we investigated the effects of different human head and body orientations, as well as human experimenter presence/absence, on the behaviour o ... | 2015 | 24997158 |
| tulathromycin assay validation and tissue residues after single and multiple subcutaneous injections in domestic goats (capra aegagrus hircus). | clothier, k. a., leavens, t., griffith, r. w., wetzlich, s. e., baynes, r. e., riviere, j. e., tell, l. a. tulathromycin assay validation and tissue residues after single and multiple subcutaneous injections in domestic goats (capra aegagrus hircus). j. vet. pharmacol. therap. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2885.2011.01300.x. tulathromycin is a macrolide antimicrobial labeled for treatment of bacterial pneumonia in cattle and swine. the purpose of the present research was to evaluate tissue concentrations ... | 2011 | 21762403 |
| shearing at the end of summer affects body temperature of free-living angora goats ( capra aegagrus) more than does shearing at the end of winter. | angora goats are known to be vulnerable to cold stress, especially after shearing, but their thermoregulatory responses to shearing have not been measured. we recorded activity, and abdominal and subcutaneous temperatures, for 10 days pre-shearing and post-shearing, in 10 angora goats inhabiting the succulent thicket of the eastern cape, south africa, in both march (late summer) and september (late winter). within each season, environmental conditions were similar pre-shearing and post-shearing, ... | 2009 | 22444821 |
| qtl analysis of genetic loci affecting domestication-related spike characters in common wheat. | domestication-related changes that govern a spike morphology suitable for seed harvesting in cereals have resulted from mutation and selection of the genes. a synthetic hexaploid wheat (s-6214, genome aabbdd) produced by a cross between durum wheat (aabb) and wild goat grass (dd) showed partial non-domestication-related phenotypes due to genetic effects of the wild goat grass genome. quantitative trait loci (qtls) affecting wheat domestication-related spike characters including spike threshabili ... | 2014 | 25475935 |
| the arguments against cloning the pyrenean wild goat. | | 2014 | 25366391 |
| exposure of bighorn sheep to domestic goats colonized with mycoplasma ovipneumoniae induces sub-lethal pneumonia. | bronchopneumonia is a population limiting disease of bighorn sheep (ovis canadensis) that has been associated with contact with domestic caprinae. the disease is polymicrobial but is initiated by mycoplasma ovipneumoniae, which is commonly carried by both domestic sheep (o. aries) and goats (capra aegagrus hircus). however, while previous bighorn sheep comingling studies with domestic sheep have resulted in nearly 100% pneumonia mortality, only sporadic occurrence of fatal pneumonia was reported ... | 2017 | 28591169 |