Gastrointestinal parasites of a reintroduced semi-wild plains bison (Bison bison bison) herd: Examining effects of demographic variation, deworming treatments, and management strategy

Gastrointestinal parasites of a reintroduced semi-wild plains bison (Bison bison bison) herd: Examining effects of demographic variation, deworming treatments, and management strategy

Bison (Bison spp) are being reintroduced into semi-wild, spatially constrained herds across North America and Europe. Herd managers are concerned about gastrointestinal (GI) nematode parasites as they care for the health of their bison. We examine how demographics, grazing location, herd management,...

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Veröffentlicht in:International journal for parasitology. Parasites and wildlife 2021-04, Vol.14, p.216-227
Hauptverfasser: Wiese, Joshua D., Caven, Andrew J., Zarlenga, Dante S., Topliff, Christina L., Kelling, Clayton L., Salter, Jacob
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Sprache:eng
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Demographics
Gastrointestinal parasites
Management
Plains bison
Treatment
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Zusammenfassung:Bison (Bison spp) are being reintroduced into semi-wild, spatially constrained herds across North America and Europe. Herd managers are concerned about gastrointestinal (GI) nematode parasites as they care for the health of their bison. We examine how demographics, grazing location, herd management, and anthelmintic treatments affect the fecal egg counts (FECs) of GI nematodes within a reintroduced Plains bison (Bison bison bison) herd in the Great Plains. Our results suggest that younger bison (
ISSN:2213-2244
2213-2244
DOI:10.1016/j.ijppaw.2021.02.004