Journal articles: 'Feral cattle'

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KANEMAKI, Misao. "Kuchinoshima feral cattle." Journal of Animal Genetics 42, no. 1 (2014): 39–47. http://dx.doi.org/10.5924/abgri.42.39.

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HALL, S. J. G., and G. F. MOORE. "Feral cattle of Swona, Orkney Islands." Mammal Review 16, no. 2 (June 1986): 89–96. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2907.1986.tb00026.x.

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Pahl, Lester. "Macropods, feral goats, sheep and cattle. 2. Equivalency in what and where they eat." Rangeland Journal 41, no. 6 (2019): 519. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/rj19059.

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The extent to which sheep, cattle, feral goats, red kangaroos, western grey kangaroos, euros and eastern grey kangaroos are equivalent in their use of the Australian southern rangelands is partly dependent on the extent to which their diets and foraging areas overlap. These herbivores all eat large amounts of green annual grasses, ephemeral forbs and the green leaf of perennial grasses when they are available. Overlap in use of these forages by all seven herbivores is concurrent and high. As the abundance of these preferred forages declines, sheep, cattle and feral goats consume increasing amounts of mature perennial grasses and chenopod and non-chenopod perennial forbs. Red kangaroos and western grey kangaroos continue to graze mature perennial grasses longer than sheep, cattle and feral goats, and only switch to perennial forbs when the quantity and quality of perennial grasses are poor. Consequently, overlap in use of perennial forbs by sheep, cattle, feral goats, red kangaroos and western grey kangaroos is sequential and moderately high. When palatable perennial forbs are eaten out, the diets of all herbivores except feral goats comprise predominantly dry perennial grass, and overlap is again concurrent and high. In comparison, feral goats have higher preferences for the browse of a wide range of shrubs and trees, and switch to these much earlier than the other herbivores. When perennial grasses and perennial forbs become scarce, sheep, feral goats and cattle browse large shrubs and trees, and overlap is sequential and high. If climatic conditions remain dry, then red and western grey kangaroos will also browse large shrubs and trees, but overlap between them, sheep, cattle and goats is sequential and low. In contrast to the other herbivores, the diets of euros and eastern grey kangaroos are comprised predominantly of perennial grasses, regardless of climatic conditions. As for diet composition, concurrent overlap in foraging distributions of sheep, cattle, feral goats and the four species of macropods is often low. However, over periods of several months to two or three years, as climatic conditions change, overlap in foraging distributions is sequential and high. While equivalency in what and where these herbivores eat is not quantifiable, it appears to be high overall. This is particularly so for perennial grass, which is the dominant forage for herbivores in the southern rangelands.

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Nogales, Sergio, Maria Cristina Bressan, Juan Vicente Delgado, Luis Telo da Gama, Cecilio Barba, and María Esperanza Camacho. "Fatty acid profile of feral cattle meat." Italian Journal of Animal Science 16, no. 1 (December 7, 2016): 172–84. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1828051x.2016.1263163.

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Lazo, Alfonso, and Ramón C. Soriguer. "Size-biased foraging behaviour in feral cattle." Applied Animal Behaviour Science 36, no. 2-3 (April 1993): 99–110. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0168-1591(93)90002-7.

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Hall, S. J., and C. F. Moore. "THE FERAL CATRLE OF SWONA, ORKNEY ISLANDS." Animal Genetic Resources Information 6 (April 1987): 1–9. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1014233900000201.

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SUMMARYThe feral cattle, currently numbering 33, which inhabit the Orkney island of Swona, are described. Their behaviour while foraging for seaweed is compared with thatof sheep, and aspects of their social behaviour and population structure are compared with what has been observed among the Chillingham white cattle.

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Cordeiro, Jose L. P., Gabriel S. Hofmann, Carlos Fonseca, and Luiz Flamarion B. Oliveira. "Achilles heel of a powerful invader: restrictions on distribution and disappearance of feral pigs from a protected area in Northern Pantanal, Western Brazil." PeerJ 6 (January 12, 2018): e4200. http://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4200.

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This paper focuses on a rare case of natural disappearance of feral pigs (Sus scrofa) in an extensive area without using traditional methods of eradication programs. The study was conducted both in the Private Reserve of Natural Heritage (PRNH) Sesc Pantanal and in an adjacent traditional private cattle ranch. In 1998, feral pigs were abundant and widely distributed in the PRNH. However, the feral pigs gradually disappeared from the area and currently, the absence of pigs in the PRNH contrasts with the adjacent cattle ranch where the species is abundant. To understand the current distribution of the species in the region we partitioned the effects of variation of feral pigs’ presence considering the habitat structure (local), landscape composition and the occurrence of potential predators. Additionally, we modeled the distributions of the species in Northern Pantanal, projecting into the past using the classes of vegetation cover before the PRNH implementation (year 1988). Our results show areas with more suitability for feral pigs in regions where the landscape is dominated by pastures and permeated by patches of Seasonal Dry Forest. The species tends to avoid predominantly forested areas. Additionally, we recorded that the environmental suitability decreases exponentially as the distance from water bodies increases. The disappearance of feral pigs in the PRNH area seems to be associated with changes in the landscape and vegetation structure after the removal of the cattle. In the Brazilian Pantanal, the feral pigs’ occurrence seems strongly conditioned to environmental changes associated to livestock activity.

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Zimmermann, Namor Pinheiro, Igor Alexandre Hany Fuzeta Schabib Peres, Paulo Henrique Braz, Raquel Soares Juliano, Luis Antônio Mathias, and Aiesca Oliveira Pellegrin. "Prevalência sorológica de Brucella spp. em porcos ferais e bovinos em simpatria no Pantanal do Mato Grosso do Sul, Brasil." Semina: Ciências Agrárias 39, no. 6 (November 30, 2018): 2437. http://dx.doi.org/10.5433/1679-0359.2018v39n6p2437.

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The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of anti-Brucella antibodies in feral pigs and bovines simpatrics in the Pantanal subregions of Paiaguás and Nhecolândia. The study was conducted in the municipality of Corumbá, Mato Grosso do Sul State, Brazil. A total of 105 feral pigs and 256 cattle were sampled in 12 farms, in all animals blood samples were collected for the serological diagnosis with Rose Bengal Test (RBT) for screening, 2-Mercaptoethanol (2-ME) confirmatory test and comparative test with Fluorescence Polarization Assay (FPA). The prevalence of positive feral pigs were 1% (1/105) in the RBT and FPA and no positive AAT results were confirmed in the 2-ME test. The prevalence of positive cattle sampled was 11.32%, 4.3% and 7.42% in the RBT, 2-ME and FPA tests respectively. The degree of agreement obtained between the serological tests used in cattle was Kappa = 0.506 (p <0.001), 95% CI (0.282 - 0.729). The results of the serological tests demonstrated that brucellosis is widespread in bovine herds of the region studied, but the same type of exposure to the agent did not occur in feral pigs according to the diagnostic tests used.

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Hudson, Gavin, Ian Wilson, Brendan I. A. Payne, Joanna Elson, David C. Samuels, Mauro Santibanez-Korev, Stephen J. G. Hall, and Patrick F. Chinnery. "Unique mitochondrial DNA in highly inbred feral cattle." Mitochondrion 12, no. 4 (July 2012): 438–40. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mito.2012.05.003.

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Massei, Giovanna, Ka-Kei Koon, Steven Benton, Richard Brown, Matt Gomm, Darcy S. Orahood, Stéphane Pietravalle, and Douglas C. Eckery. "Immunocontraception for Managing Feral Cattle in Hong Kong." PLOS ONE 10, no. 4 (April 9, 2015): e0121598. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0121598.

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Carrick, P., D. Thomson, and G. Calley. "The use of radio transmitters for tracking and shooting feral buffalo." Rangeland Journal 12, no. 2 (1990): 84. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/rj9900084.

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An exercise is described in which transmitters were attached to feral buffalo females and these 'judas cows' were then used to lead a shooter to other animals with which they sought company. The technique, the problems and the benefits are described. The efficiency and thoroughness with which feral buffalo can be shot in difficult country is greatly increased by the use of radio tracking. The use of the technique with other feral animals in northern Australia or in extensive buffalo or cattle husbandry is discussed.

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Rudge, M. R. "A ROLE FOR FERAL MAMMALS IN CONSERVING THE GENETIC DIVERSITY OF LIVESTOCK." Animal Genetic Resources Information 5 (April 1986): 9–25. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1014233900004016.

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SUMMARYThe rationale for conserving breeds of livestock may be extended to free-living populations which are descended from domestic stock (= feral). An important management difference is that feral animals are not maintained as fixed breeds, but are free to vary and adapt. Many feral populations are pests, and threaten the status of native flora and fauna. This means that they continue to diminish as a result of control operations. Nevertheless, some populations and herds of goats, cattle, horses, sheep and pigs have now been protected. Positive values of commercial and scientific Interest are emerging as animals of feral extraction are studied. Further work is needed to assess the contribution that feral animals can make to the cause of conserving genetic diversity in the world's livestock.

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Higgins, James, Tod Stuber, Christine Quance, William H. Edwards, Rebekah V. Tiller, Tom Linfield, Jack Rhyan, Angela Berte, and Beth Harris. "Molecular Epidemiology of Brucella abortus Isolates from Cattle, Elk, and Bison in the United States, 1998 to 2011." Applied and Environmental Microbiology 78, no. 10 (March 16, 2012): 3674–84. http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/aem.00045-12.

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ABSTRACTA variable-number tandem repeat (VNTR) protocol targeting 10 loci in theBrucella abortusgenome was used to assess genetic diversity among 366 field isolates recovered from cattle, bison, and elk in the Greater Yellowstone Area (GYA) and Texas during 1998 to 2011. Minimum spanning tree (MST) and unweighted-pair group method with arithmetic mean (UPGMA) analyses of VNTR data identified 237 different VNTR types, among which 14 prominent clusters of isolates could be identified. Cattle isolates from Texas segregated into three clusters: one comprised of field isolates from 1998 to 2005, one comprised of vaccination-associated infections, and one associated with an outbreak in Starr County in January 2011. An isolate obtained from a feral sow trapped on property adjacent to the Starr County herd in May 2011 clustered with the cattle isolates, suggesting a role for feral swine asB. abortusreservoirs in Starr County. Isolates from a 2005 cattle outbreak in Wyoming displayed VNTR-10 profiles matching those of strains recovered from Wyoming and Idaho elk. Additionally, isolates associated with cattle outbreaks in Idaho in 2002, Montana in 2008 and 2011, and Wyoming in 2010 primarily clustered with isolates recovered from GYA elk. This study indicates that elk play a predominant role in the transmission ofB. abortusto cattle located in the GYA.

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Borchard, Philip, and Ian A. Wright. "Using camera-trap data to model habitat use by bare-nosed wombats (Vombatus ursinus) and cattle (Bos taurus) in a south-eastern Australian agricultural riparian ecosystem." Australian Mammalogy 32, no. 1 (2010): 16. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/am09010.

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Bare-nosed wombats (Vombatus ursinus) are an often important south-east Australian agricultural riparian species that may improve riparian landscape heterogeneity via their burrowing activity. At the same time they are often accused of causing soil erosion. As populations of wombats in other landscapes are under threat due to habitat disturbance, road mortality and disease, knowledge of the factors determining their use of riparian systems are important for their conservation and management. Since the European colonisation of Australia, riparian areas have been utilised by domestic cattle (Bos taurus), usually resulting in a decline in biodiversity. Camera-trap data was used to investigate the habitat use by wombats and cattle in remnant Eastern Riverine Forests. A total of 664 detections of animals from 13 species were made over the entire riparian-zone survey. Wombats were the most detected species, followed by cattle, then foxes and cats. Wombat and cattle activity varied significantly through the diurnal cycle, with wombats active from 1900 to 0700 hours and cattle active from 0700 to 1900 hours. There were no seasonal effects relating to the detection of either species. Feral species such as foxes, cats and rabbits were more frequently detected at sites highly disturbed by cattle. Results of this study illustrate the potential of camera-trapping for modelling habitat use by wombats and cattle and providing guidelines for the management of feral animals in remnant agricultural riparian habitats.

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Gómez, M., J. M. Plazaola, and J. P. Seiliez. "The Betizu Cattle of the Basque country." Animal Genetic Resources Information 22 (April 1997): 1–5. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s101423390000095x.

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SummaryThe Betizu feral cattle breed is considered as one of the most endangered and ancient in Europe. It is native to the Basque Country (Euskadi). A small number survives in Bizkaia, Gipuzkoa (Basque Autonomous Community), the Navarre and the Atlantic Pyrenees Department of France (Lapurdi). This paper describes the origin, habitat, zootechnical characteristics, aptitudes and attributes of this breed. At present, conservation projects have been initiated in order to preserve the remaining populations.

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TOPALCENGIZ, ZEYNAL, SAHARUETAI JEAMSRIPONG, PATRICK M. SPANNINGER, ANIL K. PERSAD, FEI WANG, ROBERT L. BUCHANAN, JEFF LeJEUNE, KALMIA E. KNIEL, MICHELE T. JAY-RUSSELL, and MICHELLE D. DANYLUK. "Survival of Shiga Toxin–Producing Escherichia coli in Various Wild Animal Feces That May Contaminate Produce." Journal of Food Protection 83, no. 8 (April 16, 2020): 1420–29. http://dx.doi.org/10.4315/jfp-20-046.

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ABSTRACT Domestic and wild animal intrusions are identified as a food safety risk during fresh produce production. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the survival of Shiga toxin–producing Escherichia coli (STEC) in cattle, feral pig, waterfowl, deer, and raccoon feces from sources in California, Delaware, Florida, and Ohio. Fecal samples were inoculated with a cocktail of rifampin-resistant STEC serotypes (O103, O104, O111, O145, and O157) (104 to 106 CFU/g of feces). Inoculated feces were held at ambient temperature. Populations of surviving cells were monitored throughout 1 year (364 days), with viable populations being enumerated by spread plating and enrichment when the bacteria were no longer detected by plating. Representative colonies were collected at various time intervals based on availability from different locations to determine the persistence of surviving STEC serotypes. Over the 364-day storage period, similar survival trends were observed for each type of animal feces from all states except for cattle and deer feces from Ohio. STEC populations remained the highest in cattle and deer feces from all states between days 28 and 364, except for those from Ohio. Feral pig, waterfowl, and raccoon feces had populations of STEC of <1.0 log CFU/g starting from day 112 in feces from all states. E. coli O103 and O104 were the predominant serotypes throughout the entire storage period in feces from all animals and from all states. The survival of both O157 and non-O157 STEC strains in domesticated and wild animal feces indicates a potential risk of contamination from animal intrusion. HIGHLIGHTS

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Ansley, R. J., W. E. Pinchak, and M. K. Owens. "Mesquite Pod Removal by Cattle, Feral Hogs, and Native Herbivores." Rangeland Ecology & Management 70, no. 4 (July 2017): 469–76. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rama.2017.01.010.

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Berteaux, Dominique, and Claude Guintard. "Osteometric study of the metapodials of Amsterdam Island feral cattle." Acta Theriologica 40 (February 15, 1995): 97–110. http://dx.doi.org/10.4098/at.arch.95-10.

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Miller, SM, JD Brooker, A. Phillips, and LL Blackall. "Streptococcus caprinus is ineffective as a rumen inoculum to improve digestion of mulga (Acacia aneura) by sheep." Australian Journal of Agricultural Research 47, no. 8 (1996): 1323. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/ar9961323.

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This study examined the distribution of Streptococcus caprinus in domestic and feral ruminants, and the effect of rumen inoculation with S. caprinus on nitrogen digestion in mulga-fed sheep. S. caprinus is a tannin-resistant rumen bacterium found in feral goats and may play a role in alleviating the nutritive depressing effects of high concentrations of plant tannins in these animals. S. caprinus was present in samples of rumen fluid from feral goats and feral camels but was not detectable in rumen fluid from sheep and domestic goats that had not previously grazed forages containing condensed tannins. A proportion of sheep, domestic goats, and cattle grazing in mulga paddocks, with either feral goats or camels, had detectable populations of S. caprinus. Pure cultures of S. caprinus grown in vitro were successfully placed in the rumen of sheep; however, nitrogen digestion was unaffected by rumen inoculation. Interactions between several populations of micro-organisms may therefore be involved in achieving improvements in protein digestion.

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Massei, Giovanna, Ka-Kei Koon, Siu-Iun Law, Matt Gomm, Darcy S. O. Mora, Rebecca Callaby, Kate Palphramand, and Douglas C. Eckery. "Fertility control for managing free-roaming feral cattle in Hong Kong." Vaccine 36, no. 48 (November 2018): 7393–98. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2018.09.071.

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McInnis, Michael L., and Martin Vavra. "Dietary Relationships among Feral Horses, Cattle, and Pronghorn in Southeastern Oregon." Journal of Range Management 40, no. 1 (January 1987): 60. http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/3899363.

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Mannen, Hideyuki, Riku Yonesaka, Aoi Noda, Takeshi Shimogiri, Ichiro Oshima, Kiyomi Katahira, Misao Kanemaki, et al. "Low mitochondrial DNA diversity of Japanese Polled and Kuchinoshima feral cattle." Animal Science Journal 88, no. 5 (September 28, 2016): 739–44. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/asj.12716.

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Pahl, Lester. "Macropods, feral goats, sheep and cattle: 1. Equivalency in how much they eat." Rangeland Journal 41, no. 6 (2019): 497. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/rj19044.

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The extent to which goats and cattle eat equivalent amounts of forage as sheep has been based on their maintenance energy requirements (MERs) relative to a 50kg wether or dry ewe, known as a dry sheep equivalent (DSE). As such, a 50kg goat was considered 1 DSE and a 450kg steer as 7–8 DSE. In comparison, the DSE of macropods has been based on their basal metabolic rate (BMR) or energy expenditure of grazing (EEg) relative to those of sheep, with a 50kg macropod thought to be 0.7 and 0.45 DSE respectively. Based on published energy requirements of goats, macropods and cattle relative to sheep, their DSE values are estimated to be 1.2, 1.0 and 7.6 respectively. However, relative energy requirements may not be the same as relative dry matter intakes (DMIs), due to differences in forage quality, the structure of digestive tracts and selective foraging capabilities. Allometric equations that predict DMI were developed from published liveweights and intakes of sheep, goats, macropods and cattle. Given DMIs when fed high-quality forage, a 50kg goat was 1 DSE, a 50kg macropod was 0.7 DSE and a 450kg steer was 7.6 DSE. Their DMIs were depressed by 35–50% when fed low-quality forage, but a goat remained as 1 DSE, macropods increased to 1.0 DSE and cattle increased to 8.3 DSE. The capacity of macropods to maintain relatively higher DMIs of low-quality forage than sheep is probably due of their faster digesta passage rates and more expandable stomachs. These DMIs of animals provided ad-libitum quantities of similar forages in small pens are likely to differ from their DMIs when selectively grazing heterogeneous rangeland pastures. Under these conditions, sheep select higher-quality diets than cattle, and kangaroos select higher-quality diets than sheep, which increase the relative DMIs of the smaller herbivores. For this reason, a 50kg macropod is likely to be 1 DSE and consume twice as much forage than previously assumed.

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Biscarini, Filippo, Salvatore Mastrangelo, Gennaro Catillo, Gabriele Senczuk, and Roberta Ciampolini. "Insights into Genetic Diversity, Runs of Homozygosity and Heterozygosity-Rich Regions in Maremmana Semi-Feral Cattle Using Pedigree and Genomic Data." Animals 10, no. 12 (December 3, 2020): 2285. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ani10122285.

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Semi-feral local livestock populations, like Maremmana cattle, are the object of renewed interest for the conservation of biological diversity and the preservation and exploitation of unique and potentially relevant genetic material. The aim of this study was to estimate genetic diversity parameters in semi-feral Maremmana cattle using both pedigree- and genomic-based approaches (FIS and FROH), and to detect regions of homozygosity (ROH) and heterozygosity (ROHet) in the genome. The average heterozygosity estimates were in the range reported for other cattle breeds (HE=0.261, HO=0.274). Pedigree-based average inbreeding (F) was estimated at 4.9%. The correlation was low between F and genomic-based approaches (r=0.03 with FIS, r=0.21 with FROH), while it was higher between FIS and FROH (r=0.78). The low correlation between F and FROH coefficients may be the result of the limited pedigree depth available for the animals involved in this study. The ROH islands identified in Maremmana cattle included candidate genes associated with climate adaptation, carcass traits or the regulation of body weight, fat and energy metabolism. The ROHet islands contained candidate genes associated with nematode resistance and reproduction traits in livestock. The results of this study confirm that genome-based measures like FROH may be useful estimators of individual autozygosity, and may provide insights on pedigree-based inbreeding estimates in cases when animals’ pedigree data are unavailable, thus providing a more detailed picture of the genetic diversity.

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Makouloutou, P., A. Setsuda, M. Yokoyama, T. Tsuji, E. Saita, H. Torii, Y. Kaneshiro, et al. "Genetic variation of Gongylonema pulchrum from wild animals and cattle in Japan based on ribosomal RNA and mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit I genes." Journal of Helminthology 87, no. 3 (September 12, 2012): 326–35. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0022149x12000442.

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AbstractThe gullet worm (Gongylonema pulchrum) has been recorded from a variety of mammals worldwide, including monkeys and humans. Due to its wide host range, it has been suggested that the worm may be transmitted locally to any mammalian host by chance. To investigate this notion, the ribosomal RNA gene (rDNA), mainly regions of the internal transcribed spacers (ITS) 1 and 2, and a cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI) region of mitochondrial DNA of G. pulchrum were characterized using parasites from the following hosts located in Japan: cattle, sika deer, wild boars, Japanese macaques, a feral Reeves's muntjac and captive squirrel monkeys. The rDNA nucleotide sequences of G. pulchrum were generally well conserved regardless of their host origin. However, a few insertions/deletions of nucleotides along with a few base substitutions in the ITS1 and ITS2 regions were observed in G. pulchrum from sika deer, wild boars and Japanese macaques, and those differed from G. pulchrum in cattle, the feral Reeves's muntjac and captive squirrel monkeys. The COI sequences of G. pulchrum were further divided into multiple haplotypes and two groups of haplotypes, i.e. those from a majority of sika deer, wild boars and Japanese macaques and those from cattle and zoo animals, were clearly differentiated. Our findings indicate that domestic and sylvatic transmission cycles of the gullet worm are currently present, at least in Japan.

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Varga, Sándor, and Lajos Juhász. "Examination of feral pigeon populations at animal breeding farms." Acta Agraria Debreceniensis, no. 26 (July 16, 2007): 52–56. http://dx.doi.org/10.34101/actaagrar/26/3055.

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In the course of our examination, we assessed biometric data that determine gender, we evaluated sexual activity, measured the nourishment and necropsies of two feral pigeon populations feeding and nesting at animal breeding farms. The changes in the body weight of the different genders were significant on both farms (p<0.05).The body weight and the crop volume of the birds were not significantly different at the examined farms.On both farms, the elemental food source of the birds was the fodder and corn kernels given to cattle, and was supplemented by that of the pigeons living at the Debrecen farm with food from surrounding farms and with other seeds (pea, millet, rye).By the examination of the genitals, the birds collected from the Nyírbátor farm showed sexual activity from the beginning of spring, and in the summertime decreasing activity is characteristic, while the pigeons from the Debrecen farm are only active from the summer months. In the course of the examinations in the Veterinary Institute of Debrecen, the birds proved to be free of parasites and the results of the Newcastle disease analysis were negative as well. The bacteriologic analyses showed a different proportion of E.coli, Pasteurella multicoda, haemolysing Staphylococcus bacteria at the two cattle farms. During the examinations for the statement of Salmonellas, this causative agent was stated only in case of birds that spend nights and nested in the town, which allude to human origin. We demonstrated Eimeria oocysts during the parasitological examination of the fecal samples in 5 cases at the Debrecen, and in 1 case at the Nyírbátor farm.

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MacNeil, M. D., M. A. Cronin, H. D. Blackburn, C. M. Richards, D. R. Lockwood, and L. J. Alexander. "Genetic relationships between feral cattle from Chirikof Island, Alaska and other breeds." Animal Genetics 38, no. 3 (June 2007): 193–97. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2052.2007.01559.x.

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Micol, Thierry, and Pierre Jouventin. "Restoration of Amsterdam Island, South Indian Ocean, following control of feral cattle." Biological Conservation 73, no. 3 (1995): 199–206. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0006-3207(94)00109-4.

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Frank, Anke S. K., Glenda M. Wardle, Aaron C. Greenville, and Chris R. Dickman. "Cattle removal in arid Australia benefits kangaroos in high quality habitat but does not affect camels." Rangeland Journal 38, no. 1 (2016): 73. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/rj15039.

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Removing cattle as a management tool to conserve biodiversity may not necessarily alter grazing impacts on vegetation if other introduced or native herbivores move in and replace the cattle after removal. This study investigated whether there was a difference in the abundance of native red kangaroos (Osphranter (Macropus) rufus) and introduced feral camels (Camelus dromedarius) on arid rangelands where cattle had been recently removed compared with where cattle remained. Activity was measured by clearing and weighing dung, and by counting animal sightings. Kangaroos were encountered more frequently in high quality habitat (gidgee woodland) where cattle had been recently removed. However, kangaroo dung in newly cattle-free areas comprised only ~1.5% of the weight of cattle dung in this habitat where cattle still grazed, indicating no grazing compensation by the native herbivore. Camels showed no clear preference for particular habitat types but used dune tops usually avoided by kangaroos and cattle. There was no indication of camels using habitats differently in areas where cattle were removed. Camel dung collected across all habitats comprised less than a tenth the weight of cattle dung, but almost five times as much as kangaroo dung. As cattle removal had occurred relatively recently, further monitoring is needed to determine its impact over longer periods, especially through low and high rainfall cycles. Methods to improve the monitoring of large herbivores in the presence and absence of livestock and to assess whether anticipated conservation goals are achieved are discussed.

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SAITO, Yuya, Sinji SASAZAKI, Takeshi SHIMOGIRI, Ichiro OSHIMA, Kiyomi KATAHIRA, Misao KANEMAKI, Tetsuo KUNIEDA, and Hideyuki MANNEN. "Estimating chromosomal genetic diversity of Kuchinoshima feral cattle using high density SNP chip." Nihon Chikusan Gakkaiho 87, no. 3 (2016): 219–26. http://dx.doi.org/10.2508/chikusan.87.219.

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Kluever, Bryan M., Laura Lagos, Stewart W. Breck, Larry D. Howery, Manuel L. Sanmartín, David L. Bergman, and Felipe Bárcena. "Integrity and retention of ear-tag radiotransmitters in domestic cattle and feral horses." Wildlife Society Bulletin 36, no. 1 (January 4, 2012): 189–93. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/wsb.95.

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Lazo, Alfonso. "Social segregation and the maintenance of social stability in a feral cattle population." Animal Behaviour 48, no. 5 (November 1994): 1133–41. http://dx.doi.org/10.1006/anbe.1994.1346.

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Lazo, Alfonso. "Ranging behaviour of feral cattle (Bos taurus) in Doñana National Park, S.W. Spain." Journal of Zoology 236, no. 3 (July 1995): 359–69. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-7998.1995.tb02718.x.

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Berteaux, D. "Female-Biased Mortality in a Sexually Dimorphic Ungulate: Feral Cattle of Amsterdam Island." Journal of Mammalogy 74, no. 3 (August 20, 1993): 732–37. http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/1382295.

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Joshi, Neha, Jaswinder Singh, H. K. Verma, S. K. Dash, and S. K. Kansal. "Genesis, menace and remedial measures for feral cattle: Empirical evidence from Punjab (India)." Indian Journal of Extension Education 56, no. 4 (2020): 14–19. http://dx.doi.org/10.5958/2454-552x.2020.00042.0.

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Firth, R. S. C., and W. J. Panton. "The mammals of Croker Island, Northern Territory, Australia." Australian Mammalogy 28, no. 1 (2006): 121. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/am06019.

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This is a report on the mammals found in April 2001 during a brief terrestial vertebrate fauna survey on previously unsurveyed Croker Island which is 3 km offshore from the Cobourg Peninusula. Seven mammals were recorded but only 3 were native. These were black flying -fox (Pteropus alecto), grassland melomys (Melomys burtoni) and the dingo (Canis lupus dingo). The remaining 4 species were domestic and feral animals (horse, cat, cattle and pig).

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Lima, Débora Costa Viegas de, Fernando Jorge Rodrigues Magalhães, Muller Ribeiro Andrade, José Givanildo da Silva, Eduardo Guelfer Ferrer de Morais, Carlos Diógenes Ferreira de Lima Filho, Wagner José Nascimento Porto, and Rinaldo Aparecido Mota. "Anti-Neospora caninum antibodies in feral cats on the Island of Fernando de Noronha, Brazil." Acta Parasitologica 63, no. 3 (September 25, 2018): 645–46. http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/ap-2018-0074.

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Abstract Neospora caninum is a protozoan responsible for abortions, stillbirths (mainly among cattle) and neuromuscular diseases in dogs. Its importance in wild species and its impact on the environmental preservation of different ecosystems have been little described. This study aimed to investigate the presence of anti-N. caninum antibodies in feral cats on the island of Fernando de Noronha and contribute epidemiological data on this disease in these animals and its impact on the environmental preservation of the island. Serum samples from 257 feral cats on the island were analyzed through the Neospora agglutination test (NAT) to search for anti-Neospora caninum antibodies. Among the 257 serum samples analyzed, 8 (3.11%) were positive in the NAT. The antibody titers were 20 in seven animals (87.5%) and 40 in one animal (12.5%). These results demonstrate that feral cats are exposed to infection by N. caninum on the island of Fernando de Noronha, at a low frequency. Greater knowledge on this infection in this animal species in this insular environment is important for elucidating its impact on the conservation of species and the maintenance of this parasite on the island.

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Ferrer de Morais, Eduardo Guelfer, Fernando Jorge Rodrigues Magalhães, Carlos Diógenes Ferreira De Lima Filho, Daniel Friguglietti Brandespim, Pollyane Raysa Fernandes De Oliveira, Diego Figueiredo Da Costa, Sérgio Santos De Azevedo, and Rinaldo Aparecido Mota. "Geo-Epidemiological Study of Leptospira spp. Infection in Cattle, Feral Cats and Rodents of the Fernando de Noronha Island, Brazil." Acta Scientiae Veterinariae 46, no. 1 (November 30, 2018): 9. http://dx.doi.org/10.22456/1679-9216.89373.

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Background: Leptospirosis is a re-emergent contagious infectious disease, caused by pathogenic leptospires that are transmitted by the urine of infected animals or bacteria-contaminated water and mud. In tropical and subtropical countries it presents high prevalence due to the temperature and humidity conditions that favor the maintenance of the agent in the environment. This disease can affect several species, in Brazilian cattle is an endemic disease, and studies have shown a high occurrence of Leptospira spp. infection in beef and dairy herds. Domestic cats as well as other species of the Family Felidae seem to be resistant to leptospirosis. However, it has been demonstrated under experimental conditions that cats may become infected by ingestion of infected rodents and contaminated water. The present study investigated the occurrence of Leptospira spp. infection in cattle, feral cats and rodents of the Fernando de Noronha Island.Materials, Methods & Results: Fernando de Noronha Island is located 360 km far from Recife and Natal, capitals of the states of Pernambuco and Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil, respectively. It has an area of approximately 18.4 km2 and constitutes the submerged part of a volcanic edifice currently inactive, which base rests 4,000 m deep in the Atlantic Ocean. Blood samples were collected from all the cattle raised in the Island (n = 88), 200 feral cats and 150 rodents, and the sera were screened by MAT (Serogroups: Australis; Autumnalis; Ballum; Bataviae; Canicola; Cynopteri; Djasiman; Grippotyphosa; Hebdomadis; Icterohaemorrhagiae; Icterohaemorrhagiae; Panama; Pomona; Pyrogenes; Sejroe e Tarassovi) for detection of anti-Leptospira spp. antibodies. Initially all sera were screened at 1:100 dilution and those with 50% or more agglutination were titrated at two-fold geometric dilutions. The serum titer was defined as the reciprocal of the highest positive dilution. The plane coordinates obtained by Global Position System (GPS) were used for developing a spatial map of the Fernando de Noronha Island. The geo-referenced data were plotted in the ArcGIS 10.1 software. Approximately 22% (20/88) and 12% (19/150) of the cattle and rodents were serologically reactive against Leptospira spp. antigens, respectively. The antibody titers of cattle ranged from 100 to 800 as shown. All the rodents screened were reactive against only one serovar and their antibody titers ranged from 100 to 3200. None of the serum samples from cats was reactive against the serovars tested. The serogroup Icterohaemorrhagiae predominated among the seropositive cattle, being found in 100% of the reactive samples. In rodents, the serogroups Icterohaemorrhagiae, Djasiman and Australis were responsible for 73.7% (14/19), 21.0% (4/19) and 5.2% (1/19) of the infections, respectively.Discussion: We believe that rodents and cattle play an important role in the dissemination of this disease, thus, it is necessary adopting prophylactic measures aimed at leptospirosis in the study area, in view of the human cases of leptospirosis reported and confirmed in the Island. These results are unprecedented in an insular environment in Brazil. Strategies aimed at better sanitary management of the cattle herds as well as population control of rodents must be implemented in the Fernando de Noronha Island to secure a more sustainable animal production and minimize the risks to public health.

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Süssekind, Felipe. "NOTES ON THE BAGUAL: CATTLE RAISING, HUNTING AND CONSERVATION IN THE BRAZILIAN PANTANAL." Vibrant: Virtual Brazilian Anthropology 13, no. 2 (December 2016): 128–42. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/1809-43412016v13n2p128.

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Summary Pantaneiro2 cattle have many facets. Firstly, they are the object or the product of the main economic activity of the region; secondly, they are a key element in the ecological dynamics of the flood plains of the Pantanal; and finally, they are the subject of unique cultural practices and experiences. The articulation of these three modes of existence is discussed in this article, based on an ethnography carried out on farms in the southern Pantanal region. The proposal is to reflect on the Pantanal concept of bagual and the way it relates to the dichotomies of tame and feral, traditional and modern.

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Jay, Michele T., Michael Cooley, Diana Carychao, Gerald W. Wiscomb, Richard A. Sweitzer, Leta Crawford-Miksza, Jeff A. Farrar, et al. "Escherichia coliO157:H7 in Feral Swine near Spinach Fields and Cattle, Central California Coast1." Emerging Infectious Diseases 13, no. 12 (December 2007): 1908–11. http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1312.070763.

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Hernandez, Lucina, Henri Barral, Gonzalo Halffter, and Salvador Sanchez Colon. "A note on the behavior of feral cattle in the Chihuahuan Desert of Mexico." Applied Animal Behaviour Science 63, no. 4 (April 1999): 259–67. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0168-1591(99)00015-5.

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Bayliss, P., P. Bayliss, KM Yeomans, and KM Yeomans. "Distribution and Abundance of Feral Livestock in the 'Top End' of the Northern Territory (1985-86), and Their Relation to Population Control." Wildlife Research 16, no. 6 (1989): 651. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/wr9890651.

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Feral and domestic livestock (buffalo, cattle, horses and donkeys) were censused by fixed-wing aerial survey over the 'Top End' of the Northern Territory (above the 16th parallel) in March-April 1985, encompassing 233 672 km2 (16.7% of the Territory). The mean sampling rate on the major coastal lowland (38 281 km2) was 7.3%, and that for the rest was 3.7%. The accuracy of population estimates was improved by applying habitat-specific visibility correction factors to animals counted in groups.

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SEOANE, NICOLAS. "MODELLING FREE-RANGE CATTLE MOVEMENTS IN FORESTS USING MULTISTATE RANDOM WALKS." Journal of Biological Systems 23, supp01 (January 2015): S43—S54. http://dx.doi.org/10.1142/s0218339015400045.

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In this study multi-state random walk models were tested as general approach to analyse movement states in animal relocation data. For this purpose, GPS collars were fit to free-range cattle inhabiting Andean forests in Patagonia, Argentina. The results indicate that animal trajectories have re-visitation patterns in restricted areas of few kilometres and that a large part of behaviors occur at a time scale lower than six hours. Simple multi-state random walk models proved to be practical in modelling characteristics such as step and turning angles distribution in addition to emergent properties of animal trajectories such as temporal autocorrelation. Re-visitation patterns and the emergence of home-range, among other memory processes could be marked as possible limitations of these models. This work is the first description of free-range cattle movement inhabiting the andean-Patagonian forests in semi-feral conditions.

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Forsyth, David M., A. David M. Latham, Naomi E. Davis, Peter Caley, Mike Letnic, Paul D. Moloney, Luke P. Woodford, and Andrew P. Woolnough. "Interactions between dingoes and introduced wild ungulates: concepts, evidence and knowledge gaps." Australian Mammalogy 41, no. 1 (2019): 12. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/am17042.

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The dingo (Canis dingo or C. familiaris, including hybrids with feral dogs) is the apex carnivore on mainland Australia. Fifteen non-native ungulate species have established wild populations in Australia. Dingoes are managed to reduce impacts on domestic ungulates, and introduced wild ungulates are managed to reduce impacts on natural ecosystems and to minimise competition with domestic ungulates. There is speculation about the extent to which (1) dingoes limit the abundances of introduced wild ungulates, and (2) introduced wild ungulates sustain dingo populations. We reviewed the literature to identify potential ecological interactions between dingoes and introduced wild ungulates, and to synthesise evidence for interactions between dingoes and each ungulate species (including the percentage frequency occurrence (%FO) of ungulates in dingo diets). Eleven of the 15 ungulate species were recorded in the diet of dingoes, with the highest %FO occurrences reported for feral goats (73%) and cattle (60%). Two studies concluded that dingoes reduced ungulate abundances (feral goat (Capra hircus) and feral donkey (Equus asinus)), and two studies concluded that dingoes did not regulate feral pig (Sus scrofa) abundances. A fifth study concluded that dingoes exhibited a Type III functional response to increasing sambar deer (Cervus unicolor) abundances. A sixth study concluded that dingoes made relatively little use of hunter-shot sambar deer carcasses. We propose that interactions between dingoes and introduced wild ungulates depend on the sex–age classes vulnerable to dingo predation, dingo pack sizes, the availability of escape terrain for ungulates and the availability of alternative foods for dingoes. The interplay between environmental conditions and the population growth rate of ungulates, and hence their ability to sustain losses from predation, could also be important. We predict that dingoes will have most impact on the abundance of smaller ungulate species and neonates.

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Patay-Horváth, András. "Greek Geometric Animal Figurines and the Origins of the Ancient Olympic Games." Arts 9, no. 1 (February 11, 2020): 20. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/arts9010020.

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According to the prevailing scholarly opinion, Geometric bronze animal figurines found at Olympia represent cattle and horses which were put under the protection of the divinity in this form. This view is challenged here for various reasons including literary testimony and comparisons with contemporary shrines containing similar dedications (especially Kato Syme on Crete). This paper argues that the bovines depicted were feral, and the figurines were offered by foreign aristocrats visiting the sanctuary especially for the sake of hunting these animals. Similarly, the horse figurines are interpreted as depicting feral equines, which were presumably captured and taken away by the visitors. After examining the cultic regulations related to the Olympic Games (timing, crowns, exclusion of married women and the penteteric periodicity), it is suggested that excessive hunting led to the extinction of some game animals and thus to a radical shift in the cult practice and ultimately resulted in the introduction of athletic events, i.e., in the Olympic Games.

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Lundie-Jenkins, G., LK Corbett, and CM Phillips. "Ecology of the rufous hare-wallaby, Lagorchestes hirsutus Gould (Marsupialia : Macropodidae) in the Tanami Desert, Northern Territory. III Interactions with introduced mammal species." Wildlife Research 20, no. 4 (1993): 495. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/wr9930495.

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This paper reports a study of the interactions between a remnant population of the rufous hare-wallaby, Lagorchestes hirsutus, and populations of several introduced mammal species in a region of the Tanami Desert. Transect counts of faecal pellets and tracks were used to determine the local distributions of all species and analysis of faeces from both predators and competitors of hare-wallabies was undertaken. Six species of introduced mammals were recorded within the study area: dingoes, rabbits, camels, foxes, feral cats and cattle. The local distributions for a number of these species were found to be significantly correlated with that of L. hirsutus during some seasons. Analysis of dingo scats collected from fire trails within the study area identified a total of 12 different food classes including harewallabies which occurred in 6.9% of the scats. Foxes and feral cats appear to be more important predators as demonstrated by their impacts on natural and reintroduced populations of hare-wallabies. Comparison of the diets of the rabbit and L. hirsutus identified significant overlap in utilised plant species, particularly during drier times. Competition between rabbits and L. hirsutus seems probable, given the overlap of their diets and their similar body sizes and metabolic requirements. Cattle and camels are potentially as important at densities above present levels. The complex web of interactions between L. hirsutus and these introduced species have important implications for management of remnant and reintroduced hare-wallaby populations.

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TOPALCENGIZ, ZEYNAL, PATRICK M. SPANNINGER, SAHARUETAI JEAMSRIPONG, ANIL K. PERSAD, ROBERT L. BUCHANAN, JOYJIT SAHA, JEFF LeJEUNE, MICHELE T. JAY-RUSSELL, KALMIA E. KNIEL, and MICHELLE D. DANYLUK. "Survival of Salmonella in Various Wild Animal Feces That May Contaminate Produce." Journal of Food Protection 83, no. 4 (March 20, 2020): 651–60. http://dx.doi.org/10.4315/0362-028x.jfp-19-302.

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ABSTRACT Heightened concerns about wildlife on produce farms and possible introduction of pathogens to the food supply have resulted in required actions following intrusion events. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the survival of Salmonella in feces from cattle and various wild animals (feral pigs, waterfowl, deer, and raccoons) in California, Delaware, Florida, and Ohio. Feces were inoculated with rifampin-resistant Salmonella enterica cocktails that included six serotypes: Typhimurium, Montevideo, Anatum, Javiana, Braenderup, and Newport (104 to 106 CFU/g). Fecal samples were stored at ambient temperature. Populations were enumerated for up to 1 year (364 days) by spread plating onto tryptic soy agar supplemented with rifampin. When no colonies were detected, samples were enriched. Colonies were banked on various sampling days based on availability of serotyping in each state. During the 364-day storage period, Salmonella populations decreased to ≤2.0 log CFU/g by day 84 in pig, waterfowl, and raccoon feces from all states. Salmonella populations in cattle and deer feces were 3.3 to 6.1 log CFU/g on day 336 or 364; however, in Ohio Salmonella was not detected after 120 days. Salmonella serotypes Anatum, Braenderup, and Javiana were the predominant serotypes throughout the storage period in all animal feces and states. Determination of appropriate risk mitigation strategies following animal intrusions can improve our understanding of pathogen survival in animal feces. HIGHLIGHTS

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Middleton, Beth A., and Daniel H. Mason. "Seed Herbivory by Nilgai, Feral Cattle, and Wild Boar in the Keoladeo National Park, India." Biotropica 24, no. 4 (December 1992): 538. http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/2389017.

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Berteaux, D., and T. Micol. "Population studies and reproduction of the feral cattle (Bos taurus) of Amsterdam Island, Indian Ocean." Journal of Zoology 228, no. 2 (October 1992): 265–76. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-7998.1992.tb04607.x.

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Kimura, Daiji, and Hiroshi Ihobe. "Feral cattle (Bos taurus) on Kuchinoshima Island, southwestern Japan: Their stable ranging and unstable grouping." Journal of Ethology 3, no. 1 (June 1985): 39–47. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/bf02348164.

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