A study of the prevalence and genotypes of Giardia duodenalis infecting kennelled dogs     

Scaramozzino P  Di Cave D  Berrilli F  D'Orazi C  Spaziani A  Mazzanti S  Scholl F  De Liberato C 《Veterinary journal (London, England : 1997)》2009,182(2):231-234

Giardia duodenalis is a protozoan parasite of animals that is zoonotic. Given the capacity of this organism to spread via the faecal–oral route, animals held in overcrowded and unhygienic conditions are at high risk of infection. Faecal samples from dogs in three kennels in Rome were examined by microscopy and PCR for G. duodenalis, and the prevalence data generated were correlated with variables such as kennel identity, age of dog, length of time the dog had been kennelled and clinical signs.The overall prevalence of the parasite in the faecal samples was 20.5% and was higher in samples from the largest kennel, which had the greatest turnover of dogs, and in faecal samples from younger animals. Giardia cysts were found more frequently in diarrhoeic animals but were also found in dogs with no clinical signs. Although the finding that the majority of isolates were dog-specific rather than zoonotic genotypes suggests that the zoonotic risk from this pathogen is less than previously thought, the higher prevalence of infection in younger dogs may pose a specific public health issue as such animals are more frequently re-homed with families.  相似文献   

Growth,mortality and reproductive traits of diploid and triploid Pacific oysters (Crassostrea gigas,THUNBERG, 1793) in Southern Brazil     

Emílio Mateus Costa Melo  Simone Sühnel  Ana Cristina Santos de Oliveira  Brenda de Oliveira Lopes  Gabriela Costa Bachi  Claudio Manoel Rodrigues De Melo 《Aquaculture Research》2020,51(9):3631-3640

This work aimed to evaluate the whole weight (g), shell height (mm), mortality (%) and reproductive aspects (condition index and histology) of triploid (3N) Pacific oysters (Crassostrea gigas) cultivated in southern Brazil. To accomplish this, a comparative experiment was performed with a diploid (2N) control group in two cultivation sites on Santa Catarina Island: North Bay (NB) and South Bay (SB). Whole weight, height and cumulative mortality were evaluated monthly for eight months and condition index (CI) for six months. Histological analysis was performed every two weeks for four months to investigate reproductive aspects. At the end of the experiment, whole weight and height were similar for 3N and 2N oysters. However, while more growth in whole weight and height was observed in the initial phase of cultivation in NB, such growth was not detected in SB until intermediate and final grow‐out phase. At harvest, cumulative mortality in 3N oysters was similar that in 2N oysters. The results suggest that diploid and triploid oysters grown in southern Brazil have similar developmental patterns based on whole weight and height, as well as reproductive cycle. In addition, cultivation sites have more influence on growth and mortality than ploidy levels.  相似文献   

Assessing satellite-based basal crop coefficients for irrigated grapes (Vitis vinifera L.)     

Isidro Campos  Christopher M.U. Neale  Claudio Balbontín 《Agricultural Water Management》2010,98(1):45-54

A combined methodology of basal crop coefficient (K_cb) derived from vegetation indices (VI) obtained from satellite images and a daily soil water balance in the root zone of the crop was proposed to accurately estimate the daily grape crop coefficient and actual evapotranspiration. The modeled values were compared with field measurements of crop evapotranspiration (ET) using an energy balance eddy-covariance flux tower and adjusted for closure using the measured Bowen ratio. A linear relation between K_cb and VI for vineyard was obtained, K_cb = 1.44 × NDVI-0.10 and K_cb = 1.79 × SAVI-0.08. The correlation of the measured crop coefficient (K_c) and modeled (K_crf) exhibits a linear tendency, K_c = 0.96K_crf, r² = 0.67. Other derived parameters such as weekly K_c and daily and weekly ET show good consistency with measurements and higher coefficients of determination. The study of the soil water balance suggests the importance of soil water storage in grapes within the La Mancha region. These results validate the use of remote sensing as a tool for the estimation of evapotranspiration of irrigated wine grapes planted on trellis systems.  相似文献   

Population structure of the critically endangered Brazilian guitarfish Pseudobatos horkelii (Rhinobatidae) revealed by double-digest restriction site-associated DNA sequencing     

Yan Torres  Matheus Marcos Rotundo  Marcelo Vianna  Patricia Charvet  Vicente Vieira Faria  Claudio Oliveira  Fausto Foresti  Vanessa Paes Cruz 《水产资源保护:海洋与淡水生态系统》2024,34(1):e4035