| basic haematological values in the african buffalo (syncerus caffer caffer) and in the red buffalo (syncerus caffer nanus). | basic haematological values in 13 african buffaloes (syncerus caffer caffer), 11 cows and 2 bulls, and in 2 red buffaloes (syncerus caffer nanus), 1 bull and 1 cow, are reported. in the african buffalo, the erythrocyte count--mean 9.76 x 10(12) 1(-1)--ranged from 6.72 to 12.42 x 10(12) 1(-1), the haematocrit values--mean 0.391--varied from 0.32 to 0.47 and the haemoglobin content--mean 148.17--was in the range from 122.1 to 172.5 g 1(-1). for the red buffalo only individual values are given. in ... | 1985 | 2866870 |
| multifactorial mortality in bongos and other wild ungulates in the north of the congo republic. | wildlife mortality involving bongos, tragelaphus eurycerus, and other ungulates was investigated in the north of the congo republic in 1997. four bongos, one forest buffalo, syncerus caffer nanus, and one domestic sheep were examined and sampled. although an outbreak of rinderpest had been suspected, it was found that the animals, which had been weakened by an elaeophora sagitta infection and possibly also by adverse climatic conditions, had been exsanguinated and driven to exhaustion by an unus ... | 2001 | 12026060 |
| impacts of roads and hunting on central african rainforest mammals. | road expansion and associated increases in bunting pressure are a rapidly growing threat to african tropical wildlife. in the rainforests of southern gabon, we compared abundances of larger (>1 kg) mammal species at varying distances from forest roads and between hunted and unhunted treatments (comparing a 130-km2 oil concession that was almost entirely protected from bunting with nearby areas outside the concession that had moderate hunting pressure). at each of 12 study sites that were evenly ... | 2006 | 16922241 |
| hypothyroidism in an african forest buffalo (syncerus caffer nanus). | an adult female african forest buffalo (syncerus caffer nanus) of unknown age was presented with signs of recurrent hoof overgrowth, persistent anestrous, obesity, dull hair coat, and decreased activity level. complete blood counts and serum biochemistry values were unremarkable. decreased concentrations of total triiodothyronine and total thyroxine were noted compared with values for normal domestic cattle and a healthy african forest buffalo. treatment with oral levothyroxine increased blood c ... | 2007 | 17469292 |
| prevalence of antibodies to alphaviruses and flaviviruses in free-ranging game animals and nonhuman primates in the greater congo basin. | vector-borne and zoonotic pathogens have comprised a significant proportion of the emerging infectious diseases in humans in recent decades. the role of many wildlife species as reservoirs for arthropod-borne viral pathogens is poorly understood. we investigated the exposure history of various african wildlife species from the congo basin to mosquito-borne flaviviruses and alphaviruses by testing archived serum samples. sera from 24 african forest buffalo (syncerus caffer nanus), 34 african elep ... | 2013 | 23778608 |
| polymorphism and haplotype structure in river buffalo (bubalus bubalis) toll-like receptor 5 (tlr5) coding sequence. | most of the 160 million river buffalo in the world are in asia where they are used extensively, both as a food source and for draught power. only recently have investigations begun exploring the buffalo genome for variation that might influence health and productivity of these economically important animals. this paper describes the sequence variability of the toll-like receptor 5 (tlr5) gene, which recognizes bacterial flagellin and is a key player in the immune system. tlr5 is comprised of a s ... | 2012 | 22537062 |
| giardia in mountain gorillas (gorilla beringei beringei), forest buffalo (syncerus caffer), and domestic cattle in volcanoes national park, rwanda. | mountain gorillas (gorilla beringei beringei) are critically endangered primates surviving in two isolated populations in protected areas within the virunga massif of rwanda, uganda, the democratic republic of congo, and in bwindi impenetrable national park in uganda. mountain gorillas face intense ecologic pressures due to their proximity to humans. human communities outside the national parks, and numerous human activities within the national parks (including research, tourism, illegal hunting ... | 2014 | 24171566 |
| integrating occurrence and detectability patterns based on interview data: a case study for threatened mammals in equatorial guinea. | occurrence models that account for imperfect detection of species are increasingly used for estimating geographical range, for determining species-landscape relations and to prioritize conservation actions worldwide. in 2010, we conducted a large-scale survey in río muni, the mainland territory of equatorial guinea, which aimed to estimate the probabilities of occurrence and detection of threatened mammals based on environmental covariates, and to identify priority areas for conservation. interv ... | 2016 | 27666671 |