AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE HEALTH AND WELFARE OF RED SQUIRRELS, SCIURUS-VULGARIS, INVOLVED IN REINTRODUCTION STUDIES
AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE HEALTH AND WELFARE OF RED SQUIRRELS, SCIURUS-VULGARIS, INVOLVED IN REINTRODUCTION STUDIES
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DOI：
10.1136/vr.137.15.367
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发表时间：
1995-10-07
影响因子：
2.2
通讯作者：
GURNELL, J
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作者：
SAINSBURY, AW;GURNELL, J
通过放归前对红松鼠和常住松鼠进行血液生化、放射学和寄生虫学检查，探讨副痘病毒感染、代谢性骨病和球虫病对红松鼠再入塞特福德猎场的威胁。在Thetford Chase发现的红松鼠尸体在死后通过寄生虫学、电子显微镜和放射学技术进行了检查。副痘病毒感染可能是两只红松鼠死亡的原因。副痘病毒感染可能是对英格兰残余红松鼠种群和保护措施成功的重大威胁。
The threats posed by parapoxvirus infection, metabolic bone disease and coccidiosis to the reintroduction of red squirrels into Thetford Chase were investigated by making blood biochemical, radiological and parasitological examinations on the squirrels before they were released and on resident squirrels. Red squirrels found dead in Thetford Chase were examined post mortem by parasitological, electron microscopical and radiological techniques. Parapoxvirus infection was the probable cause of death of two red squirrels. Parapoxvirus infection may be a significant threat to remnant populations of red squirrels in England, and to the success of conservation measures.