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Host and environmental factors modulate the exposure of free-ranging and farmed...
González-Barrio, David; Velasco Ávila, Ana Luisa; Boadella, Mariana; Beltrán-Beck, Beatriz; Ángel Barasona, José; Santos, João P. V.; Queirós, JoãoThe control of multihost pathogens, such as Coxiella burnetii, should rely on accurate information about the roles played by the main hosts. We aimed to determine the involvement of the red deer (Cervus elaphus) in the ecology of C. burnetii. We predicted that red deer populations from broad geographic areas within a European context would be exposed to C. burnetii, and therefore, we hypothesized that a series ...
Optimizing the sampling effort to evaluate body condition in ungulates: a case ...
Santos, João P. V.; Fernández-De-Mera, Isabel G.; Acevedo, Pelayo; Boadella, Mariana; Fierro, Yolanda; Vicente, Joaquín; Gortázar, ChristianBody condition is a useful measure of the nutritional status and performance in ungulates. The most widely used indicators of body condition are based on fat reserves, mainly those surrounding the kidneys. To estimate the body condition in large herbivores, researchers often collect and pool the data from both kidneys and their perirenal fat in order to compensate for potential differences between the body cond...