| [diagnosis of chronic enteritis of alpine musk deer (moschus chrysogaster) based on visible-near infrared reflectance spectra of feces]. | a new method was put forward to diagnose chronic enteritis of alpine musk deer (moschus chrysogaster) by visible-near infrared reflectance spectra of feces. a total of 125 feces samples, including 70 samples from healthy individuals (healthy samples) and 55 samples from chronic enteritis sufferers (diseased samples), were collected in xinglongshan musk deer farm, gansu province. the spectral scan was carried out in the darkroom (temperature 18 degrees c-22 degrees c, humidity 22%-25% and halogen ... | 2009 | 19798937 |
| [behavioral patterns of wild-caught and captive-bred male musk deer]. | by the method of focal sampling and continuous recording, a comparative study was made on the behavioral patterns of 23 captive alpine musk deer (moschus sifanicus) , among which, 17 deer were wild-caught (wc), and 6 deer were captive-bred (cb). the results showed that owing to the same enclosure facilities and managing system, there was no essential difference in the behavioral modes between wc and cb, but wc exhibited more collision behavior than cb (p < 0.05) because of the differences in cap ... | 2006 | 17269331 |
| relationship between estrus cycles and behavioral durations of captive female alpine musk deer. | owing to poor breeding success in captive alpine musk deer, an understanding of the behavioral patterns of musk deer in captivity is important. this study was conducted from june 2004 to january 2005 at the xinglongshan musk deer farm, which is located within xinglongshan national nature reserve, gansu province, china. focal sampling and continuous recording were used to observe the behaviors of 51 female alpine musk deer (moschus sifanicus), 42 of which had completed a single estrus cycle and n ... | 2008 | 21396062 |
| [summer habitat selection of alpine musk deer in xinglongshan national nature reserve, northwestern china]. | during july and august from 2006 to 2008, summer habitat selection was studied in alpine musk deer (moschus sifanicus) in xinglongshan national natural reserve in northwestern china. in total, seventy one musk deer utilized habitat plots and 246 random habitat plots were surveyed. seventeen habitat characteristics were recorded and compared between the two habitat types, using mann-whitney u test and chi-square to compare the differences between utilized and random habitat plots, and principal c ... | 2010 | 21174350 |
| stable fighting strategies to maintain social ranks in captive male alpine musk deer (moschus sifanicus). | this study was conducted at the xinglongshan musk deer farm of china from july to september 2008. results showed that captive male musk deer exhibit aggressive dominance behavior, by which a stable social ranking is established. generally, there were three types of aggression in agonistic interactions among males: attacking, displacing and threatening. threatening was more frequently observed than displacing and attacking. when in conflict with other deer, high-rank males exhibited significantly ... | 2012 | 22862933 |
| mitochondrial genome of the alpine musk deer moschus chrysogaster (artiodactyla: ruminantia: moschidae). | the alpine musk deer (moschus chrysogaster) is an endangered species, which is distributed on the plateau and mountains, mainly in neimenggu, ningxia, qinghai, gansu, sichuan, tibet, yunnan, xinjiang, and other places. in this study, we determined the complete mitochondrial genome of m. chrysogaster. the circle genome was 16,354 bp and consists of 13 protein-coding genes, 22 transfer rna genes, 2 ribosomal rna genes and 1 control region (cr). the cr was located between the trna(pro) and trna(phe ... | 2013 | 23560692 |
| the complete mitochondrial genome of the alpine musk deer (moschus chrysogaster). | though extensive efforts have been made to investigate the phylogeny of the cetartiodactyla, the relationships within the cetartiodactyla, especially the position of the family moschidae among ruminantia families, still remain controversial. to further clarify these relationships, we sequenced the mitochondrial genome of the alpine musk deer (moschus chrysogaster), which is an endemic endangered species from china. then, we conducted molecular phylogenetic analyses of the alpine musk deer and 49 ... | 2013 | 23577614 |
| non-invasive assessment of fecal progestagens and pregnancy detection in himalayan musk deer (moschus chrysogaster). | the himalayan musk deer (moschus chrysogaster), an endangered species, is facing threat of extinction globally due to severe hunting for its musk, and efforts are under way in india to breed them in captivity. however, no information is available on the reproductive cycles of the species. in this study, we aimed to standardize an enzyme immunoassay (eia) procedure for monitoring pregnancy using fecal samples. we collected fecal samples for 12 months from five captive females maintained at the mu ... | 2016 | 26454526 |
| [boldness of the alpine musk deer in captivity during non-mating season and its relationships with the musk secretion and reproduction succes]. | this study was conducted in 2017 from july 1st to august 31st at xinglongshan musk deer farm in the xinglongshan national nature reserve of gansu province, where we recorded behaviors and locations of 29 captive musk deer using the integrated methods of focal sampling and all occurrence recording. based on the location selection patterns under artificial stress, we defined the animal's stress level and quantified individuals' boldness by combination with the occupation time ratio at each level. ... | 2019 | 30915819 |
| gut microbiota of wild and captive alpine musk deer (moschus chrysogaster). | as for the wild animals, their diet components are always changed, so that we have to monitor such changes by analyzing the modification of intestinal microbial community. such effort allows us to amend their conservation strategies and tactics accordingly so that they are able to appropriately adapt to the new environment and dietary selection. in this study we focus on the gut flora of two groups of an endangered species, alpine musk deer (moschus chrysogaster), wild group (wg) which is compar ... | 2019 | 32038587 |
| rabbit hemorrhagic disease virus isolated from diseased alpine musk deer (moschussifanicus). | rabbit hemorrhagic disease virus (rhdv) is the causative agent of rabbit hemorrhagic disease (rhd), and its infection results in mortality of 70-90% in farmed and wild rabbits. rhdv is thought to replicate strictly in rabbits. however, there are also reports showing that gene segments from the rhdv genome or antibodies against rhdv have been detected in other animals. here, we report the detection and isolation of a rhdv from diseased alpine musk deer (moschussifanicus). the clinical manifestati ... | 2020 | 32824417 |
| [tandem expression of the major epitope domains of the moschus chrysogaster hemorrhagic disease virus vp60 and its protective efficacy to rabbits]. | moschus chrysogaster (sifanicus) viral hemorrhagic disease (mcvhd) is an acute and highly lethal infectious disease caused by moschus chrysogaster hemorrhagic disease virus (mchdv) whose genome sequence is highly homologous with rabbit hemorrhagic disease virus. to screen the protective antigen of mchdv and set the basis for study of mcvhd vaccine, the antigen epitope of major structural protein vp60 of mchdv was analyzed, and the specific primers were designed to obtain three amplified dna sequ ... | 2020 | 32924352 |
| comparative analysis of the gut microbial communities in forest and alpine musk deer using high-throughput sequencing. | the gut ecosystem is characterized by dynamic and reciprocal interactions between the host and bacteria. although characterizing microbiota for herbivores has become recognized as important tool for gauging species health, no study to date has investigated the bacterial communities and evaluated the age-related bacterial dynamics of musk deer. moreover, gastrointestinal diseases have been hypothesized to be a limiting factor of population growth in captive musk deer. here, high-throughput sequen ... | 2017 | 28421061 |
| mtdna analysis confirms the endangered kashmir musk deer extends its range to nepal. | musk deer moschus spp. are endemic to the high mountain forests of central asia. the taxonomic status of musk deer in the central and western himalayas is poorly understood. we investigated the phylogenetic relationship of musk deer from the central and western himalayas based on mitochondrial genomic data of cytochrome b (380 bps) and d-loop (1000 bps). our results distinguished two divergent lineages using higher bootstrap support (bs) values from the maximum likelihood and bayesian posterior ... | 2019 | 30894581 |
| musk deer (moschus spp.) face redistribution to higher elevations and latitudes under climate change in china. | the population of wild musk deer (moschus spp.) has declined in recent decades and reached an endangered status in china. global climate change may drive the extinction rate of these species. to understand the implications of global warming on the future potential space utilization and migration direction of musk deer, both the maximum entropy model and barycenter migration analysis were utilized. five global climate models and four representative concentration pathway scenarios were considered ... | 2020 | 31784177 |