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1. A walk on the wild side: Wild ungulates as potential reservoirs of multi-drug resistant bacteria and genes, including Escherichia coli harbouring CTX-M beta-lactamases

Author:
Rita Tinoco Torres; Mónica V. Cunha; Débora Araujo; Helena Ferreira; Carlos Fonseca; Josman Dantas Palmeira
Source:
Environmental pollution 2022 v.306 pp. 119367
ISSN:
0269-7491
Subject:
Cervus dama; Cervus elaphus; Escherichia coli; Ovis aries; Sus scrofa; World Health Organization; ampicillin; antibiotic resistance; beta-lactamase; beta-lactamase bacteria; environmental health; humans; indicator species; mouflon; multiple drug resistance; plasmids; pollution; tetracycline; wild boars; wildlife; Portugal
Abstract:
... Extended-spectrum β-lactamases (ESBL)-producing Enterobacterales have been classified as critical priority pathogens by the World Health Organization (WHO). ESBL are universally distributed and, in 2006, were firstly reported on a wild animal. Understanding the relative contributions of wild animals to ESBL circulation in the environment is urgently needed. In this work, we have conducted a nation ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.envpol.2022.119367

2. Analysis Polyadenylation Signal Usage in Sus scrofa

Author:
Yuting Zhang; Jingwen Song; Min Zhang; Zhongyuan Deng
Source:
Animals 2022 v.12 no.2 pp. -
ISSN:
2076-2615
Subject:
Sus scrofa; gene expression; humans; livestock; messenger RNA; mice; sequence analysis; transcription (genetics)
Abstract:
... RNA polyadenylation is an important step in the messenger RNA (mRNA) maturation process, and the first step is recognizing the polyadenylation signal (PAS). The PAS type and distribution is a key determinant of post-transcriptional mRNA modification and gene expression. However, little is known about PAS usage and alternative polyadenylation (APA) regulation in livestock species. Recently, sequenc ...
DOI:
10.3390/ani12020194

3. Behavioral states in space and time: understanding landscape use by an invasive mammal

Author:
Jr John Michael; Steven M. Gray; John M. Humphreys; Robert A. Montgomery; Dwayne R. Etter; Kurt C. VerCauteren; Daniel B. Kramer; Gary J. Roloff
Source:
journal of wildlife management 2022 v.86 no.4 pp. e22211
ISSN:
0022-541X
Subject:
Sus scrofa; ambient temperature; cohesion; corn; ecology; land cover; landscapes; marshes; models; probability; shrubs; space and time; summer; swine; weather; wildlife management; Michigan
Abstract:
... Animal movement models can be used to understand species behavior and assist with implementation of management activities. We explored behavioral states of an invasive wild pig (Sus scrofa) population that recently colonized central Michigan, USA, 2014–2018. To quantify environmental factors related to wild pig movement ecology and spatio‐temporal landscape use, we predicted wild pig behavioral st ...
Handle:
10113/7763699
DOI:
10.1002/jwmg.22211

4. Context-dependent responses of naïve ungulates to wolf-sound playback in a human-dominated landscape

Author:
Martijn J.A. Weterings; Nina Meister; Konstantin Fey; Patrick A. Jansen; Frank van Langevelde; Henry J. Kuipers
Source:
Animal behaviour 2022 v.185 pp. 9-20
ISSN:
0003-3472
Subject:
Cervidae; cameras; deciduous forests; fearfulness; group size; habitats; habituation; landscapes; predation; risk; sheep; wild boars; wolves
Abstract:
... Predation risk is a major driver of the distribution of prey animals, which typically show strong responses to cues for predator presence. An unresolved question is whether naïve individuals respond to mimicked cues, and whether such cues can be used to deter prey. We investigated whether playback of wolf sounds induces fear responses in naïve ungulates in a human-dominated landscape from which wo ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.anbehav.2021.12.013

5. Ecological relationships among habitat type, food nutrients, parasites and hormones in wild boar Sus scrofa during winter

Author:
Dongqi Liu; Zhaoyue Li; Zhijun Hou; Heng Bao; Xue Luan; Ping Zhang; Xin Liang; Shuang Gong; Yumiao Tian; Da Zhang; Wen She; Feifei Yang; Shiyu Chen; Nathan James Roberts; Guangshun Jiang
Source:
Wildlife biology 2022 v.2022 no.3 pp. e01020
ISSN:
0909-6396
Subject:
Ascaris suum; Metastrongylus; Sus scrofa; Trichuris suis; coniferous forests; cortisol; fat intake; feces; habitats; parasites; protein intake; triiodothyronine; wild boars; wildlife; winter
Abstract:
... Habitat quality and parasite assembly influence wildlife health, and they are key indicators of health and survivability of wildlife populations. To investigate the potential ecological relationships among habitat type, food nutrients, parasites and hormones in wild boar Sus scrofa, we collected samples of wild boar feces and available plants in their habitat by line transects during winter. Along ...
DOI:
10.1002/wlb3.01020

6. Experimental Infection of Captive Red Foxes (Vulpes vulpes) with Mycobacterium bovis

Author:
Céline Richomme; Sandrine Lesellier; Francisco Javier Salguero; Jacques Laurent Barrat; Jean-Marc Boucher; Jennifer Danaidae Reyes-Reyes; Sylvie Hénault; Krystel De Cruz; Jennifer Tambosco; Lorraine Michelet; Justine Boutet; Rubyat Elahi; Konstantin P. Lyashchenko; Conor O’Halloran; Ana Balseiro; Maria Laura Boschiroli
Source:
Microorganisms 2022 v.10 no.2 pp. -
ISSN:
2076-2607
Subject:
Cervus elaphus; Meles meles; Mycobacterium bovis; Sus scrofa; Vulpes vulpes; antigens; bacteriology; bladder; cattle; excretion; feces; foxes; granuloma; histology; immunoassays; liver; lymph; mucus; necropsy; pathogenesis; risk; seroconversion; tuberculosis; urine; wild boars; wildlife; France; Iberian Peninsula
Abstract:
... In Europe, animal tuberculosis (TB) due to Mycobacterium bovis involves multi-host communities that include cattle and wildlife species, such as wild boar (Sus scrofa), badgers (Meles meles) and red deer (Cervus elaphus). Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) infections have also been recently reported in some TB endemic regions in the Iberian Peninsula and France, with some of the infected animals shedding M. ...
DOI:
10.3390/microorganisms10020380

7. Exploiting single-marker and haplotype-based genome-wide association studies to identify QTL for the number of teats in Italian Duroc pigs

Author:
Samuele Bovo; Mohamad Ballan; Giuseppina Schiavo; Anisa Ribani; Silvia Tinarelli; Stefania Dall'Olio; Maurizio Gallo; Luca Fontanesi
Source:
Livestock science 2022 v.257 pp. 104849
ISSN:
1871-1413
Subject:
Duroc; Sus scrofa; chromosomes; genes; genomics; genotyping; haplotypes; industry; quantitative traits; single nucleotide polymorphism; swine
Abstract:
... The number of teats is a morphological trait of high economic relevance for the pig industry. Here, to dissect the genomic architecture of this trait in the Italian Duroc pig population, we present the results of genome-wide association studies in this Italian heavy pig breed. A total of 1,162 pigs, for which the number of teats was recorded, was genotyped with two high-throughput single nucleotid ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.livsci.2022.104849

8. First molecular description of Macracanthorhynchus hirudinaceus in wild boars from Italy with pathomorphological and epidemiological insights

Author:
Giorgia Dessì; Pierangela Cabras; Naunain Mehmood; Fahad Ahmed; Francesca Porcu; Vincenzo Veneziano; Giovanni Pietro Burrai; Claudia Tamponi; Antonio Scala; Antonio Varcasia
Source:
Parasitology research 2022 v.121 no.1 pp. 197-204
ISSN:
0932-0113
Subject:
Acanthocephala; Sus scrofa; cell membranes; fibroblasts; genes; helminths; histopathology; intestinal obstruction; intestines; mitochondria; muscles; necrosis; parasitology; pathogenicity; research; Italy; Sardinia; Southern European region
Abstract:
... Macracanthorhynchus hirudinaceus is a zoonotic parasite affecting suids worldwide which are the definitive hosts for this helminth species. Macracanthorhynchus hirudinaceus is of significant economic and management concern due to its pathogenicity, causing intestinal obstruction and perforation in the definitive hosts. Current study is the preliminary investigation from Sardinia, Italy, reporting ...
DOI:
10.1007/s00436-021-07386-3

9. Hard Ticks (Ixodidae) from Wildlife in Liguria, Northwest Italy: Tick Species Diversity and Tick-Host Associations

Author:
Annalisa Accorsi; Irene Schiavetti; Valeria Listorti; Monica Dellepiane; Chiara Masotti; Carlo Ercolini; Lisa Guardone; Elisabetta Razzuoli
Source:
Insects 2022 v.13 no.2 pp. -
ISSN:
2075-4450
Subject:
Asio otus; Canis lupus; Capreolus capreolus; Cervus dama; Dermacentor marginatus; Haemaphysalis punctata; Ixodes hexagonus; Ixodes ricinus; Meles meles; Rhipicephalus sanguineus; Sus scrofa; Vulpes vulpes; chamois; dominant species; geographical distribution; monitoring; necropsy; species diversity; ticks; wildlife; wolves; Italy
Abstract:
... Hard ticks’ geographical distribution and abundance are influenced by wildlife population. This work presents the results of the identification of ticks retrieved from wild animals in the framework of a Regional Plan of Monitoring and Surveillance of Wildlife health. The frequency of distribution of ticks in different hosts and their geographical patterns were also investigated. Ticks were collect ...
DOI:
10.3390/insects13020199

10. Identifying Blunt Force Traumatic Injury on Thermally Altered Remains: A Pilot Study Using Sus scrofa

Author:
Kamryn Keys; Ann H. Ross
Source:
Biology 2022 v.11 no.1 pp. -
ISSN:
2079-7737
Subject:
Sus scrofa; adults; anthropology; fire damage; forensic sciences; humans
Abstract:
... In forensic scenarios involving homicide, human remains are often exposed to fire as a means of disposal and/or obscuring identity. Burning human remains can result in the concealment of traumatic injury, the creation of artifacts resembling injury, or the destruction of preexisting trauma. Since fire exposure can greatly influence trauma preservation, methods to differentiate trauma signatures fr ...
DOI:
10.3390/biology11010087

11. Invasive wild pigs (Sus scrofa) as a human‐mediated source of soil carbon emissions: Uncertainties and future directions

Author:
Christopher J. O’Bryan; Nicholas R. Patton; Jim Hone; Jesse S. Lewis; Violeta Berdejo‐Espinola; Derek R. Risch; Matthew H. Holden; Eve McDonald‐Madden
Source:
Global change biology 2022 v.28 no.3 pp. e1
ISSN:
1354-1013
Subject:
Sus scrofa; disturbed soils; global change; greenhouse gases; soil carbon; swine
Abstract:
... Invasive wild pigs (Sus scrofa) have been spread by humans outside of their native range and are now established on every continent except Antarctica. Through their uprooting of soil, they affect societal and environmental values. Our recent article explored another threat from their soil disturbance: greenhouse gas emissions (O’Bryan et al., Global Change Biology, 2021). In response to our paper, ...
DOI:
10.1111/gcb.15992

12. Prevalence, risk factors and emergence of extended-spectrum β-lactamase producing-, carbapenem- and colistin-resistant Enterobacterales isolated from wild boar (Sus scrofa) in Tunisia

Author:
Rachid Selmi; Ghassan Tayh; Sinda Srairi; Aymen Mamlouk; Faten Ben Chehida; Samia Lahmar; Mongi Bouslama; Monia Daaloul-Jedidi; Lilia Messadi
Source:
Microbial pathogenesis 2022 v.163 pp. 105385
ISSN:
0882-4010
Subject:
Citrobacter freundii; Citrobacter koseri; Enterobacter cloacae; Enterobacter gergoviae; Escherichia coli; Klebsiella oxytoca; Klebsiella pneumoniae; Pantoea; Proteus mirabilis; Sus scrofa; Yersinia; agar; amoxicillin; antibiotic resistance; beta-lactamase; boars; cefotaxime; cephalothin; colistin; ertapenem; feces; multiple drug resistance; pathogenesis; public health; risk factors; streptomycin; wild boars; wildlife; Tunisia
Abstract:
... Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is recognized as an emerging and growing public health problem worldwide. In Tunisia, knowledge is still limited to domestic animals and humans, and only few data are available regarding the role of wildlife. This research determined the antibiotic susceptibility profiles of Beta-lactamase producing Gram-negative bacteria isolated from the faeces of 110 wild boars (S ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.micpath.2021.105385

13. Scavenging patterns of generalist predators in forested areas: The potential implications of increase in carrion availability on a threatened capercaillie population

Author:
Jorge Tobajas; Pilar Oliva‐Vidal; Josep Piqué; Ivan Afonso‐Jordana; Diego García‐Ferré; Rubén Moreno‐Opo; Antoni Margalida
Source:
Animal conservation 2022 v.25 no.2 pp. 259-272
ISSN:
1367-9430
Subject:
Martes; Sus scrofa; Tetrao urogallus; Vulpes vulpes; adults; biomass; carnivores; cold; dead animals; population dynamics; predation; prey species; ungulates; wild boars; winter; Europe; North America
Abstract:
... The increases in ungulate populations and hunting bags throughout Europe and North America have resulted in higher carcass numbers available for mesocarnivore species in temperate and boreal forests. The increase in food resources can sustain denser predator populations, potentially affecting prey species such as the threatened western capercaillie Tetrao urogallus. We investigated the ungulate po ...
DOI:
10.1111/acv.12735

14. Seroprevalence of Leptospira Among Selected Mammals on a Wildlife Management Area in Louisiana, USA

Author:
A. Nikki Anderson; Ashley M. Long; James M. LaCour; Alessandra M. Bresnan; Jacob D. Bushaw; Alaina P. Gerrits; Jay D. Hunt; David J. Moscicki; Nancy M. Raginski; Brandon Stafford; Erin E. Ulrey; Charles J. Randel
Source:
Journal of wildlife diseases 2022 v.58 no.1 pp. 183-187
ISSN:
0090-3558
Subject:
Leptospira interrogans; Sciurus niger; Sigmodon hispidus; Sus scrofa; blood; cotton; foxes; leptospirosis; seroprevalence; serotypes; swine; wildlife; wildlife management; Louisiana
Abstract:
... From August to December 2018, we collected blood samples from 98 individuals of 11 mammal species to examine seroprevalence of leptospirosis at the Sherburne Wildlife Management Area in central Louisiana, US. Overall, 21.4% of individuals tested positive for antibodies of at least one Leptospira interrogans serovar and six individuals were reactive for two or more serovars. The most prevalent sero ...
DOI:
10.7589/JWD-D-20-00192

15. Spatio-temporal behaviour of female wild boar in an agro-forestry–pastoral landscape of Southern Italy

Author:
Lorenzo Gaudiano; Lorenzo Pucciarelli; Anna Grazia Frassanito; Emiliano Mori; Federico Morimando; Francesca Maria Silvestri; Rocco Sorino; Andrea Viviano; Giuseppe Corriero
Source:
Mammal research 2022 v.67 no.2 pp. 163-172
ISSN:
2199-2401
Subject:
Canis lupus; Sus scrofa; adults; conservation areas; diurnal activity; edge effects; females; habitats; home range; landscapes; pests; population density; research; shrublands; spring; summer; wild boars; winter; wolves; woodlands; Italy
Abstract:
... Among large-sized mammals, the wild boar Sus scrofa is the main agricultural pest in Mediterranean countries. Despite being a widely studied species, its physiological adaptability requires a high number of research works assessing its ecology in different habitat types. Furthermore, little is known about ecology of the wild boar at the southernmost limits of its distribution range. We studied hom ...
DOI:
10.1007/s13364-022-00617-7

16. The effect of hunter-wild boar interactions and landscape heterogeneity on wild boar population size: A simulation study

Author:
Sang-Hee Lee; Cheol-Min Park
Source:
Ecological modelling 2022 v.464 pp. 109847
ISSN:
0304-3800
Subject:
Sus scrofa; boars; crop damage; disease transmission; landscapes; models; population growth; population size; probability; wild boars
Abstract:
... In recent years, wild boar (Sus scrofa) populations have increased rapidly, causing serious problems such as crop damage and disease transmission. In the present study, we built an individual-based model to explore how heterogeneous landscapes and the interactions of wild boars and hunters affect wild boar population control. The simulated wild boars in the model move on a heterogeneous landscape. ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2021.109847

17. Weighted genome-wide association study reveals new candidate genes related to boar taint compounds 1

Author:
Margareth Evangelista Botelho; Marcos Soares Lopes; Pramod K. Mathur; Egbert F. Knol; Fabyano Fonseca e Silva; Paulo Sávio Lopes; Simone Eliza Facioni Gimarães; Daniele B.D. Marques; Renata Veroneze
Source:
Livestock science 2022 v.257 pp. 104845
ISSN:
1871-1413
Subject:
Sus scrofa; boar taint; data collection; genes; genetic variance; genome-wide association study; genotyping; phenotype; pork; quantitative traits; sires; skatole; swine; taste
Abstract:
... The weighted single-step genome-wide association study (WssGWAS) and post-GWAS analysis may be a useful tool to identify quantitative trait loci (QTL) and candidate genes linked to economically important phenotypes, such as boar taint in pigs. The boar taint is an unpleasant taste and smell observable at uncastrated pork cooking. Therefore, we aimed to identify QTL regions and pinpoint candidate g ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.livsci.2022.104845

18. Zoonotic Campylobacter spp. and Salmonella spp. carried by wild boars in a metropolitan area: occurrence, antimicrobial susceptibility and public health relevance

Author:
Raquel Castillo-Contreras; Marta Marín; Jorge Ramón López-Olvera; Teresa Ayats; Xavier Fernandez Aguilar; Santiago Lavín; Gregorio Mentaberre; Marta Cerdà-Cuéllar
Source:
Science of the total environment 2022 v.822 pp. 153444
ISSN:
0048-9697
Subject:
Campylobacter coli; Campylobacter hyointestinalis; Campylobacter lanienae; Sus scrofa; anti-infective agents; antibiotic resistance; environment; genetic variation; humans; metropolitan areas; multilocus sequence typing; multiple drug resistance; pork; public health; pulsed-field gel electrophoresis; risk; serotypes; urbanization; virulence; wild boars; wildlife; Spain
Abstract:
... Campylobacter spp. and Salmonella spp. are the most reported zoonotic agents in Europe. They can be transmitted from wildlife to humans, and wild boars (Sus scrofa) can harbour them. In the Metropolitan Area of Barcelona (MAB, NE Spain) wild boars are found in urbanized areas. To assess the potential public health risk of this increasing wild boar population, we collected stool samples from 130 wi ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.153444

19. sSTEAP4 regulates cellular homeostasis and improves high-fat-diet-caused oxidative stress in hepatocytes

Author:
Lin Zhu; Bin Li; Dongqin Chen; Ning Chen; Le Xu; Qinjin Li; Xiaodong Chen
Source:
Life sciences 2022 v.296 pp. 120438
ISSN:
0024-3205
Subject:
Sus scrofa; Western blotting; agonists; blood serum; energy; fatty liver; gene expression; hepatocytes; high fat diet; homeostasis; insulin; liver; mitochondria; models; overnutrition; oxidative stress; pathogenesis; phosphorylation; sequence analysis; therapeutics; transmembrane proteins; viability
Abstract:
... Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) has become a global epidemic, but its pathogenesis is unclear. STEAP4, a member of six transmembrane protein family, integrates inflammatory and metabolic responses. Our present aim is to explore the roles of STEAP4 in maintaining cellular homeostasis and improving high-fat-diet (HFD)-caused oxidative stress in hepatocytes. NAFLD model was established by HF ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.lfs.2022.120438

20. 150 years of mammal extinction and invasion at Koonchera Dune in the Lake Eyre Basin of South Australia

Author:
Karl Vernes; Todd F. Elliott; Stephen M. Jackson
Source:
Biological invasions 2021 v.23 no.2 pp. 593-610
ISSN:
1387-3547
Subject:
Macrotis lagotis; Notomys; Oryctolagus cuniculus; Pseudomys; Rattus; Sus scrofa; Vulpes vulpes; basins; cats; extinction; fawns; foxes; introduced species; lakes; landscapes; mice; predation; rabbits; rats; sand; soil; swine; threatened species; vegetation; South Australia
Abstract:
... Koonchera Dune is a prominent sand ridge fringed by a complex of ephemeral swamps and open plains on the edge of Sturt Stony Desert, northeastern South Australia. In 1931 mammalogist Hedley Herbert Finlayson rediscovered the desert rat-kangaroo or ngudlukanta (Caloprymnus campestris) here, and also captured lesser bilby or yallara (Macrotis leucura), bilby (Macrotis lagotis), and plains mouse (Pse ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10530-020-02387-2

21. A Preliminary Study on Antimicrobial Susceptibility of Staphylococcus spp. and Enterococcus spp. Grown on Mannitol Salt Agar in European Wild Boar (Sus scrofa) Hunted in Campania Region—Italy

Author:
Francesca Paola Nocera; Gianmarco Ferrara; Emanuela Scandura; Monica Ambrosio; Filomena Fiorito; Luisa De Martino
Source:
Animals 2021 v.12 no.1 pp. -
ISSN:
2076-2615
Subject:
Enterococcus faecalis; Staphylococcus xylosus; Sus scrofa; agar; ampicillin; antibiotic resistance; ciprofloxacin; coagulase negative staphylococci; disk diffusion antimicrobial test; mannitol; oxacillin; phenotype; salt tolerance; selective media; wild boars; Italy
Abstract:
... The importance of wild boar lies in its role as a bioindicator for the control of numerous zoonotic and non-zoonotic diseases, including antibiotic resistance. Mannitol Salt Agar (MSA) is a selective medium used for isolation, enumeration, and differentiation of pathogenic staphylococci. Other genera such as Enterococcus spp. are also salt tolerant and able to grow on MSA. The present study focuse ...
DOI:
10.3390/ani12010085

22. A Review on Alaria alata, Toxoplasma gondii and Sarcocystis spp. in Mammalian Game Meat Consumed in Europe: Epidemiology, Risk Management and Future Directions

Author:
Lisa Guardone; Andrea Armani; Francesca Mancianti; Ezio Ferroglio
Source:
Animals 2022 v.12 no.3 pp. -
ISSN:
2076-2615
Subject:
Alaria alata; Alces alces; Capreolus capreolus; Cervus dama; Cervus elaphus; Lepus europaeus; Oryctolagus cuniculus; Sarcocystis; Sus scrofa; Toxoplasma gondii; chamois; epidemiology; etiology; game meat; hares; human behavior; humans; markets; parasites; public health; rabbits; risk management; supply chain; wild boars; zoonoses; Europe
Abstract:
... Game meat is increasingly appreciated and consumed in Europe, also due to the growing population of wild ungulates. In addition to interesting nutritional properties and market opportunities, game meat is characterized by some specific public health issues. This review focuses on the etiology, epidemiology, public health aspects and risk management along the supply chain, including parasite detect ...
DOI:
10.3390/ani12030263

23. A correlation of Mycobacterium bovis SB0134 infection between cattle and a wild boar (Sus Scrofa) in Campania region

Author:
Emanuela Sannino; Lorena Cardillo; Rubina Paradiso; Anna Cerrone; Paolo Coppa; Valerio Marcello Toscano; Nicola D'Alessio; Maria Gabriella Lucibelli; Giorgio Galiero; Claudio de Martinis; Giovanna Fusco
Source:
Veterinary and Animal Science 2021 v.13 pp. 100182
ISSN:
2451-943X
Subject:
Mycobacterium bovis; Sus scrofa; adults; animal science; cattle; death; females; lungs; lymph; lymph nodes; necropsy; spleen; wild boars; Italy
Abstract:
... A case of Mycobacterium bovis infection is described in a death adult female wild boar in the province of Avellino, Campania Region (Southern Italy). The carcass was sent to the Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Mezzogiorno (IZSM) of Portici, Naples, Italy, where postmortem examination was performed. At necropsy, a disseminated granulomatous infection was observed, with involvement of vari ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.vas.2021.100182

24. A probabilistic framework for behavioral identification from animal-borne accelerometers

Author:
Jane E. Dentinger; Luca Börger; Mark D. Holton; Ruholla Jafari-Marandi; Durham A. Norman; Brian K. Smith; Seth F. Oppenheimer; Bronson K. Strickland; Rory P. Wilson; Garrett M. Street
Source:
Ecological modelling 2022 v.464 pp. 109818
ISSN:
0304-3800
Subject:
Sus scrofa; accelerometers; automation; data collection; habitats; model validation; models; prediction; telemetry; uncertainty
Abstract:
... Many studies of animal distributions use habitat and climactic variables to explain patterns of observed space use. However, without behavioral information, we can only speculate as to why and how these characteristics are important to species persistence.Animal-borne accelerometer and magnetometer data loggers can be used to detect behaviors and when coupled with telemetry improve our understandi ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2021.109818

25. African Swine Fever in wild boar: Assessing interventions in South Korea

Author:
Yeong‐Seok Jo; Christian Gortázar
Source:
Transboundary and emerging diseases 2021 v.68 no.5 pp. 2878-2889
ISSN:
1865-1674
Subject:
African swine fever; Sus scrofa; biosafety; disease control; issues and policy; people; swine; wild boars; South Korea
Abstract:
... African Swine Fever (ASF) was detected in South Korean pig farms in September 2019. Currently, ASF occurs mostly in wild boar (Sus scrofa). We describe the ASF dynamics in wild boar in South Korea from October 2019 to October 2020 and use case studies to evidence the advantages and limitations of the control measures applied. During 2019, ASF remained confined in fenced areas of three counties. Si ...
DOI:
10.1111/tbed.14106

26. Analysis of seroprevalence data on Hepatitis E virus and Toxoplasma gondii in wild ungulates for the assessment of human exposure to zoonotic meat-borne pathogens

Author:
Matteo Crotta; Luca Pellicioli; Alessandra Gaffuri; Tiziana Trogu; Nicoletta Formenti; Vito Tranquillo; Camilla Luzzago; Nicola Ferrari; Paolo Lanfranchi
Source:
Food microbiology 2022 v.101 pp. 103890
ISSN:
0740-0020
Subject:
Capreolus capreolus; Cervus elaphus; Orthohepevirus A; Ovis aries; Sus scrofa; Toxoplasma gondii; chamois; food microbiology; game meat; humans; mixed infection; mouflon; pathogens; risk; seroprevalence; uncertainty; wild boars; Italy
Abstract:
... Seroprevalence data for Toxoplasma gondii and Hepatitis E virus (HEV) in wild boar (Sus scrofa), roe deer (Capreolus capreolus), red deer (Cervus elaphus), mouflon (Ovis aries/musimon) and chamois (Rupicapra rupicapra) hunted/culled in northern Italy were used to fit seroprevalence distributions describing the exposure and co-exposure of the species to the two pathogens. The higher proportion of T ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.fm.2021.103890

27. Application of Multi-Species Occupancy Modeling to assess mammal diversity in northeast Bangladesh

Author:
Hasan A. Rahman; Kyle P. McCarthy; Jennifer L. McCarthy; Mohammad M. Faisal
Source:
Global ecology and conservation 2021 v.25 pp. e01385
ISSN:
2351-9894
Subject:
Sus scrofa; Viverricula indica; cameras; community structure; environmental knowledge; forests; models; people; species richness; wild boars; wildlife; wildlife habitats; Bangladesh
Abstract:
... Bangladesh is one of the most densely populated countries on earth with 1033 persons/km², yet it also harbors a high level of mammal diversity. Unfortunately, general ecological knowledge is limited in many areas of the country, leading to a lack of cohesive conservation initiatives. As a result, the country is quickly losing integral wildlife habitat. Here we assess the presence and community com ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.gecco.2020.e01385

28. Assessing the reliability of microbial bioerosion features in burnt bones: A novel approach using feature-labelling in histotaphonomical analysis

Author:
Emese I. Végh; Andrea Czermak; Nicholas Márquez-Grant; Rick J. Schulting
Source:
Journal of archaeological science: Reports 2021 v.37 pp. 102906
ISSN:
2352-409X
Subject:
Sus scrofa; archaeology; bioerosion; forensic sciences; fungi; light microscopy; swine
Abstract:
... Recent histotaphonomic studies have focused on the presence of features thought to be caused either by bacteria (microscopic focal destruction/MFD and cyanobacterial tunnelling) or fungal (Wedl tunnelling types 1 and 2) attack on unburnt bone. Identifying these characteristics on burnt bones could indicate the state of decomposition before burning, with important repercussions for both archaeologi ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jasrep.2021.102906

29. Aujeszky's disease in hunted wild boar (sus scrofa) in the iberian peninsula

Author:
Alexandra Müller; Natacha Melo; David González-Barrio; Madalena Vieira Pinto; Francisco Ruiz-Fons
Source:
Journal of wildlife diseases 2021 v.57 no.3 pp. 543-552
ISSN:
0090-3558
Subject:
Aujeszky disease; DNA; Sus scrofa; blood serum; enzootic diseases; enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay; nose; regression analysis; risk; seroprevalence; viruses; wild boars; wildlife; Iberian Peninsula; Portugal; Spain
Abstract:
... Aujeszky's disease (AD, pseudorabies) eradication programs in domestic pigs are implemented in several European countries where AD virus (ADV) circulates in local wild boar (Sus scrofa), making studies on ADV infection dynamics in wild boar increasingly relevant. The objective of our study was to characterize ADV dynamics in wild boar at a site in central Portugal and compare this site to three en ...
DOI:
10.7589/JWD-D-20-00197

30. Aujeszky’s Disease in South-Italian Wild Boars (Sus scrofa): A Serological Survey

Author:
Gianmarco Ferrara; Consiglia Longobardi; Filomena D’Ambrosi; Maria Grazia Amoroso; Nicola D’Alessio; Sara Damiano; Roberto Ciarcia; Valentina Iovane; Giuseppe Iovane; Ugo Pagnini; Serena Montagnaro
Source:
Animals 2021 v.11 no.11 pp. -
ISSN:
2076-2615
Subject:
Aujeszky disease; Suid alphaherpesvirus 1; Sus scrofa; antibodies; blood serum; confidence interval; gender; serological surveys; seroprevalence; swine; wild boars; Italy
Abstract:
... Aujeszky’s disease (AD, pseudorabies) is a viral disease of suids caused by Suid Herpesvirus 1 (SHV-1) also referred as Aujeszky’s disease virus (ADV) or Pseudorabies virus (ADV). Domestic pig and Wild boar (Sus scrofa) are the natural host, but many species can be infected with ADV. The aim of our study was to evaluate seroprevalence of AD in wild boar hunted in the Campania Region, during the 20 ...
DOI:
10.3390/ani11113298

31. Aujeszky’s disease in hunting dogs after the ingestion of wild boar raw meat in Sicily (Italy): clinical, diagnostic and phylogenetic features

Author:
Flavia Pruiti Ciarello; Ana Moreno; Nicola Miragliotta; Aliberti Antonino; Michele Fiasconaro; Giuseppa Purpari; Benedetta Amato; Dorotea Ippolito; Vincenzo Di Marco Lo Presti
Source:
BMC veterinary research 2022 v.18 no.1 pp. 27
ISSN:
1746-6148
Subject:
Aujeszky disease; Sus scrofa; brain; cattle; disease severity; genome; ingestion; phylogeny; quantitative polymerase chain reaction; raw meat; risk; swine; therapeutics; veterinary medicine; viruses; wild boars; France; Italy; Sicily
Abstract:
... BACKGROUND: Aujeszky's disease is caused by Suid Herpes Virus-1 and species belonging to the genus Sus scrofa are the main reservoir hosts. This virus, however, is capable of infecting and causing severe disease, with an almost constant fatal outcome in other species, both domestic and wild (carnivores, monogastric herbivores and ruminants). Moreover, the possibility of transmission to humans has ...
DOI:
10.1186/s12917-022-03138-2

32. Beliefs, perceived risks and acceptability of lethal management of wild pigs

Author:
Jerry J. Vaske; Craig A. Miller; Hailey E. McLean; Lauren M. Jaebker
Source:
Wildlife research 2021 v.48 no.3 pp. 202-208
ISSN:
1035-3712
Subject:
Sus scrofa; farm ownership; farms; fauna; fecundity; flora; invasive species; research; risk perception; sexual maturity; surveys; swine; wildlife; Illinois
Abstract:
... ContextWild pigs (Sus scrofa) are a non-native, invasive species that can cause significant damage to agricultural crops, and native flora and fauna. In the United States, damage and control costs have been estimated at 1.5 billion USD. A combination of early sexual maturity, high fecundity, opportunistic eating and well established populations forces managers to control wild pig densities and res ...
DOI:
10.1071/WR19207

33. Calliphoridae (Diptera) on Decomposing Pig Carcasses and Human Cadavers in the Upper Midwest of North America

Author:
Correy S. Hildebrand; Valerie J. Cervenka; Roger D. Moon; Robin E. Thomson
Source:
Journal of medical entomology 2021 v.59 no.1 pp. 129-134
ISSN:
0022-2585
Subject:
Calliphora vomitoria; Lucilia; Sus scrofa; adults; fauna; forensic sciences; humans; insects; medical entomology; swine; Minnesota
Abstract:
... The geographic ranges of forensically informative taxa on decomposing remains vary across regions. To determine which calliphorid flies would be expected to occur in Minnesota and the upper Midwest, individual freshly killed pig carcasses (Sus scrofa L.) were placed in the field in St. Paul, MN, at monthly intervals from May to October 2017 and May to September 2018. Aerial nets, forceps, and pitf ...
DOI:
10.1093/jme/tjab163

34. Can we model distribution of population abundance from wildlife–vehicles collision data?

Author:
Javier Fernández‐López; José A. Blanco‐Aguiar; Joaquín Vicente; Pelayo Acevedo
Source:
Ecography 2022 v.2022 no.5 pp. e06113
ISSN:
0906-7590
Subject:
Capreolus capreolus; Sus scrofa; human population; land cover; models; probability; species abundance; surveys; wild boars; wildlife; Spain
Abstract:
... Reliable estimates of the distribution of species abundance are a key element in wildlife studies, but such information is usually difficult to obtain for large spatial or long temporal scales. Wildlife–vehicle collision (WVC) data is systematically registered in many countries and could be used as a proxy of population abundance if the number of WVC in each territory increase with the population ...
DOI:
10.1111/ecog.06113

35. Combining hunting and intensive carcass removal to eradicate African swine fever from wild boar populations

Author:
Vincenzo Gervasi; Vittorio Gubertì
Source:
Preventive veterinary medicine 2022 v.203 pp. 105633
ISSN:
0167-5877
Subject:
African swine fever; Sus scrofa; demography; industry; management systems; meat production; medical treatment; models; pork; swine; vaccines; veterinary medicine; viruses; wild boars; winter; zoonoses; Eurasia; Georgia
Abstract:
... African Swine Fever (ASF) is a highly lethal viral disease, which affects different species of wild and domestic suids. After its human-caused introduction in Georgia in 2007, the ASF virus has found a new ecological reservoir in the large and continuous wild boar (Sus scrofa) populations of Eurasia, spreading both eastward and westward. ASF has also breached into the intensive pork meat productio ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.prevetmed.2022.105633

36. Comparative chromosome painting in Chacoan peccary, Catagonus wagneri

Author:
Petra Musilova; Svatava Kubickova; Halina Cernohorska; Jiri Rubes
Source:
Journal of applied genetics 2021 v.62 no.2 pp. 319-321
ISSN:
1234-1983
Subject:
Catagonus wagneri; Pecari tajacu; Sus scrofa; Tayassu pecari; heterochromatin; hybridization; karyotyping; nucleolus organizer region; submetacentric chromosomes; swine; synapomorphy
Abstract:
... Chacoan peccary (Catagonus wagneri, 2n=20) is the most endangered of three extant species of Tayassuidae. Its karyotype has been studied only by differential chromosome staining methods so far. To establish a comparative cytogenetic map of the peccary, we used cross-species hybridization with porcine (Sus scrofa, 2n=38) painting probes. Painting revealed 30 evolutionary conserved autosomal segment ...
DOI:
10.1007/s13353-021-00619-2

37. Contribution of Acorn Masting to Food Composition and Body Condition of and Crop Damage by Wild Boars (Sus scrofa) Inhabiting Evergreen Forests in Japan

Author:
Akitaka Omori; Eiji Hosoi
Source:
Mammal study 2021 v.47 no.2 pp. 65-75
ISSN:
1348-6160
Subject:
Castanopsis cuspidata; Japan; Sus scrofa; acorns; bamboos; body condition; crop damage; food composition; mammals; masting; stomach; wild boars
Abstract:
... We analyzed the stomach contents of wild boars (Sus scrofa) inhabiting evergreen forests in western Japan and found that they were dependent on the masting of acorns of Castanopsis cuspidata. The increased availability of C. cuspidata acorns positively affected their consumption by wild boars. In the good mast years, wild boars consumed C. cuspidata acorns from November to June of the following ye ...
DOI:
10.3106/ms2021-0024

38. Dental formula variations in wild and domestic Sus scrofa: is the first premolar agenesis an evolutionary trend?

Author:
Concepción Azorit; Antonia Oya; Leandro S. L. Hohl; Rafael Carrasco; Oscar Rocha-Barbosa; Adrià Casinos
Source:
Mammalia 2022 v.86 no.3 pp. 287-297
ISSN:
1864-1547
Subject:
Iberian (swine breed); Sus scrofa; swine; teeth; wild boars; Spain
Abstract:
... We investigated the occurrence of congenital dental abnormalities in 94 wild boars Sus scrofa scrofa, and 20 Iberian pigs Sus scrofa domesticus from Doñana (DNP) and Sierra de Andújar Natural Park (ANP) southern Spain. The only dental variation found was agenesis of the lower first premolar, either deciduous (Dp₁) or permanent (P₁). We analyzed prevalence variations using: odds ratios, Fisher’s ex ...
DOI:
10.1515/mammalia-2021-0001

39. Development of Wild Boar Species-Specific DNA Markers for a Potential Quality Control and Traceability Method in Meat Products

Author:
Dániel Szemethy; Bendegúz Mihalik; Krisztián Frank; Tibor Nagy; Dóra Újváry; Szilvia Kusza; László Szemethy; Endre Barta; Viktor Stéger
Source:
Food analytical methods 2021 v.14 no.1 pp. 18-27
ISSN:
1936-9751
Subject:
DNA; Sus scrofa; agarose; bioinformatics; cost effectiveness; food quality; food safety; food supply chain; gels; genome; market share; meat production; polymerase chain reaction; probability; species identification; statistical analysis; swine; traceability; venison; wild boars
Abstract:
... In the food supply chain, quality control has a very important role in maintaining customer confidence. In the EU, food safety aspects are strictly regulated; however, composition requirements and standard control methods are generally undefined. The rapidly increasing wild boar population has a growing market share in venison or game meat production. Several methods have been described for specie ...
DOI:
10.1007/s12161-020-01840-1

40. Diet of invasive wild pigs in a landscape dominated by sugar cane plantations

Author:
Felipe Pedrosa; William Bercê; Vladimir Eliodoro Costa; Taal Levi; Mauro Galetti
Source:
Journal of mammalogy 2021 v.102 no.5 pp. 1309-1317
ISSN:
0022-2372
Subject:
Bayesian theory; Sus scrofa; biodiversity; carbon; corn; diet; extensive farming; introduced species; invasive species; landscapes; mammalogy; population growth; stomach; sugarcane; vegetation; Brazil
Abstract:
... Understanding the mechanisms by which alien species become invasive can assure successful control programs and mitigate alien species' impacts. The distribution of invasive wild pigs (Sus scrofa) has been sharply expanding throughout all regions of Brazil in the last few years. Here we demonstrate that large monocultural plantations provide the primary resource subsidies to invasive wild pigs in B ...
DOI:
10.1093/jmammal/gyab100

41. Differential DNA methylation analysis reveals key genes in Chinese Qingyu and Landrace pigs

Author:
Kai Wang; Pingxian Wu; Shujie Wang; Xiang Ji; Dong Chen; Weihang Xiao; Yiren Gu; Yangshuang Zeng; Xu Xu; Guoqing Tang
Source:
Genome 2022 v.65 no.1 pp. 19-26
ISSN:
1480-3321
Subject:
DNA methylation; Sus scrofa; bisulfites; chromosomes; epigenetics; genomics; intramuscular fat; landraces; meat; meat quality; muscle development; phenotype; swine; swine breeds; China
Abstract:
... The Chinese Qingyu pig is a typical domestic fatty pig breed and an invaluable indigenous genetic resource in China. Compared with the Landrace pig, the Qingyu pig has unique meat characteristics, including muscle development, intramuscular fat, and other meat quality traits. At present, few studies have explored epigenetic differences due to DNA methylation between the Qingyu pig and the Landrace ...
DOI:
10.1139/gen-2021-0006

42. Diversity and vertical distribution patterns of wildlife in Tianzhushan, Shaanxi Province, China

Author:
Yuting Sun; Han Hu; Congran Gong; Dongdong Yang; Lina Su; Peiwei Li; Yinhu Li; Yan Liu; Xiaomin Wu; Hongfeng Zhang
Source:
Biodiversity data journal 2022 v.10 pp. e79923
ISSN:
1314-2828
Subject:
Arctonyx collaris; Capricornis milneedwardsii; Muntiacus reevesi; Naemorhedus griseus; Sus scrofa; altitude; biodiversity; dominant species; spatial distribution; swine; wildlife; wildlife management; China
Abstract:
... Biodiversity monitoring is an important means by which to evaluate management effectiveness and develop sound conservation plans. In this study, 52 cameras were installed in the study area of Tianzhushan to assess wildlife diversity and elevational patterns from 2018 to 2019. In total, 9 541 independent photos were collected within 26 565 camera-days. We analysed the relative abundance index (RAI) ...
DOI:
10.3897/BDJ.10.e79923

43. Effect of Delayed Refrigeration on the Microbial Carcass Contamination of Wild Boars (Sus scrofa)

Author:
Beniamino Cenci-Goga; Alberto Amicabile; Musafiri Karama; Saeed El-Ashram; Cristina Saraiva; Juan García-Díez; Simone Finotti; Viviana Genna; Giampaolo Moretti; Riccardo Murari; Riccardo Muliari; Sabrina Bonizzato; Erica Lugoboni; Sabina Cassini; Caterina Dal-Ben; Luca Grispoldi
Source:
Animals 2021 v.11 no.5 pp. -
ISSN:
2076-2615
Subject:
Sus scrofa; air; bacterial contamination; body weight; carcass weight; cold chain; evisceration; industry; intestines; meat; pelvis; people; refrigeration; temperature; weather; wild boars
Abstract:
... The immediate refrigeration of meat after slaughter is a key issue for the proper storage and aging of meat. The industry standard cold chain relies on low temperatures and ventilation to lower the internal carcass temperature to 0–4 °C within the first 48 h, i.e., within four times the so-called semi-cooling time. On the other hand, for games, once bled and eviscerated, the carcass must be sent t ...
DOI:
10.3390/ani11051434

44. Effectiveness and Efficiency of Corral Traps, Drop Nets and Suspended Traps for Capturing Wild Pigs (Sus scrofa)

Author:
Joshua A. Gaskamp; Kenneth L. Gee; Tyler A. Campbell; Nova J. Silvy; Stephen L. Webb
Source:
Animals 2021 v.11 no.6 pp. -
ISSN:
2076-2615
Subject:
Sus scrofa; introduced species; swine; wildlife; Oklahoma
Abstract:
... Strategic control and eradication programs for wild pigs (Sus scrofa) are being developed to help curtail the expanding populations of this invasive, alien species. Drop nets and corral traps have a long history of capturing a multitude of wildlife species, so we evaluated the effectiveness and efficiency of these traps for controlling wild pigs in southern Oklahoma. We also developed and evaluate ...
DOI:
10.3390/ani11061565

45. Effects of farrowing hut design on maternal and thermoregulatory behaviour in outdoor housed sows and piglets

Author:
Lydia Conrad; Lydiane Aubé; Emma Heuchan; Sabine Conte; Renée Bergeron; Nicolas Devillers
Source:
Applied animal behaviour science 2022 v.251 pp. 105616
ISSN:
0168-1591
Subject:
animal behavior; calves; humidity; lactation; pastures; piglets; plastics; posture; summer; temperature; thermoregulation; wood; Canada
Abstract:
... This study aimed to determine the effect of three different farrowing huts on the behaviour of outdoor housed sows and piglets during summer in Eastern Canada, with a focus on thermoregulatory and crushing behaviours. Forty-two second parity sows were housed outdoors in groups of three during lactation (N = 42). Within each group, sows had access to three farrowing huts: a Wood modified A-frame hu ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.applanim.2022.105616

46. Effects of free-ranging livestock on sympatric herbivores at fine spatiotemporal scales

Author:
Rongna Feng; Xinyue Lü; Wenhong Xiao; Jiawei Feng; Yifei Sun; Yu Guan; Limin Feng; James L. D. Smith; Jianping Ge; Tianming Wang
Source:
Landscape ecology 2021 v.36 no.5 pp. 1441-1457
ISSN:
0921-2973
Subject:
Capreolus capreolus; Cervus nippon; Panthera pardus; Panthera tigris; Sus scrofa; camera trapping; cameras; cattle; forest habitats; forests; free range husbandry; habitat preferences; land use; landscape ecology; landscapes; probability; sympatry; wild boars; wildlife; China
Abstract:
... CONTEXT: Livestock grazing is one of the most widespread types of anthropogenic land use, even occurs in many protected areas and has become a threat to wildlife worldwide. Understanding livestock-wildlife interactions is crucial for rare large carnivores conservation. In China, free-ranging cattle within forests degrade the habitat of the tigers (Panthera tigris) and leopards (Panthera pardus), b ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10980-021-01226-6

47. Efficacy and risks from a modified sodium nitrite toxic bait for wild pigs

Author:
Nathan P Snow; Jason D Wishart; Justin A Foster; Linton D Staples; Kurt C VerCauteren
Source:
Pest management science 2021 v.77 no.4 pp. 1616-1625
ISSN:
1526-498X
Subject:
Corvus; Didelphis virginiana; Junco hyemalis; Sus scrofa; cameras; death; invasive species; nontarget organisms; pest management; prototypes; sodium nitrite; toxicity; Alabama; Queensland; Texas; Virginia
Abstract:
... BACKGROUND: Wild pigs (Sus scrofa) are a destructive invasive species throughout many regions of the world. In 2018, a field evaluation of an early prototype of a sodium nitrite (SN) toxic bait in the United States revealed wild pigs dropped large amounts of the toxic bait outside the pig‐specific bait stations while feeding, and thus subsequent hazards for non‐target animals. We modified the SN‐t ...
DOI:
10.1002/ps.6180

48. Elements and antioxidants in wild boar from northwestern Russia

Author:
Svetlana Kalinina; Danila Panchenko; Viktor Ilyukha; Andrea Canfield; Irina Baishnikova; Ekaterina Antonova; Kseniya Nikerova
Source:
European journal of wildlife research 2022 v.68 no.2 pp. 22
ISSN:
1612-4642
Subject:
Russia; Sus scrofa; alpha-tocopherol; catalase; environmental exposure; game meat; glutathione; kidneys; liver; muscles; nutritional status; research; risk; superoxide dismutase; toxicity; vitamin A; wild boars; wildlife
Abstract:
... To evaluate the nutritional status and the environmental exposure to toxic elements of the wild boar Sus scrofa L. (n = 20) from northwestern (NW) Russia, we determined the contents of the essential (Co, Cu, Fe, Mg, Mn, Ni, and Zn) and toxic (Cd and Pb) elements in the muscle, kidney, and liver. A second aim was to study the interactions between these elements and several antioxidants, namely, the ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10344-022-01570-1

49. Endocrine Fertility Parameters—Genomic Background and Their Genetic Relationship to Boar Taint in German Landrace and Large White

Author:
Ines Brinke; Christine Große-Brinkhaus; Katharina Roth; Maren Julia Pröll-Cornelissen; Sebastian Klein; Karl Schellander; Ernst Tholen
Source:
Animals 2021 v.11 no.1 pp. -
ISSN:
2076-2615
Subject:
German Landrace; Large White; Sus scrofa; anesthesia; boar taint; castration; chromosomes; estradiol; follicle-stimulating hormone; genetic background; genetic relationships; genome-wide association study; landraces; males; purebreds; risk; skatole; testosterone; Germany
Abstract:
... The surgical castration of young male piglets without anesthesia is no longer allowed in Germany from 2021. One alternative is breeding against boar taint, but shared synthesis pathways of androstenone (AND) and several endocrine fertility parameters (EFP) indicate a risk of decreasing fertility. The objective of this study was to investigate the genetic background between AND, skatole (SKA), and ...
DOI:
10.3390/ani11010231

50. Evaluation of the phenotypic and genomic background of variability based on litter size of Large White pigs

Author:
Ewa Sell-Kubiak; Egbert F. Knol; Marcos Lopes
Source:
Genetics, selection, evolution 2022 v.54 no.1 pp. 1
ISSN:
1297-9686
Subject:
Large White; Sus scrofa; brain; evolution; genetic background; genome-wide association study; genomics; linear models; litter size; neurodevelopment; phenotype; phenotypic variation; prediction; quantitative traits; respiratory system; single nucleotide polymorphism; swine; variance
Abstract:
... BACKGROUND: The genetic background of trait variability has captured the interest of ecologists and animal breeders because the genes that control it could be involved in buffering various environmental effects. Phenotypic variability of a given trait can be assessed by studying the heterogeneity of the residual variance, and the quantitative trait loci (QTL) that are involved in the control of th ...
DOI:
10.1186/s12711-021-00692-5