The aim of performed work was to calculate indexes and ratios of raccoon dogs and red foxes skulls and based on this to determine the differences of the skull shape between sexes and species. Analysis was performed at the Laboratory of Osteology, Department of Anatomy and Physiology, Veterinary...

We aimed to systematize the long-term data on abundance of Capercaillies and their natural enemies, to determine recent distribution of Capercaillie in Lithuania and to examine the forest structure in bird microhabitats. In 2008, the questionnaire survey of 42 forest enterprises has been performed. ...

The study was conducted to determine the prevalence of Rabies virus in raccoon dogs (Nyctereutes procyonoides) from Luthuania between 2003 and 2008. Direct immunofluorescence rabies antigens were detected in 66.3% of 3291 raccoon dog brain samples tested. The highest number of infected animals was...

With the aim to evaluate the meat quality fifty-seven animals from three genotype groups were used in the experiment. These groups were from purebred Lithuanian indigenous wattle pigs and from two combinations of wild boar genotype, i.e 1/4 WB genotype and 1/2 WB genotype, and of two genders (gilts ...

Wildlife (cervids) hunted for food - roe deer (Capreolus capreolus), deer (Cervus elaphus), reindeer (Rangifer tarandus), moose (Alces alces) and wild boar (Sus scrofa) - are good bioindicators that reflect the contamination of the ecosystem by toxic chemical substances. The determination of toxic...

The blood sera of cattle (n=1262), sheep (n=749), goats (102), hares and wild animals (n=217) were collected for comparative diagnostic studies of brucellosis in Lithuania. Agglutination (Agg), complement fixation (CFT) and ELISA tests were used as diagnostic techniques in the study. The different...

The aim of the present work was to determine the nucleoprotein region sequences and characterize the rabies virus, (RY) isolates in order to know which virus group (biotype) is circulating in the Lithuanian population of red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) and raccoon dogs. (Nyctereutes procyonides). A panel ...

In 1995-2002, a total of 2313 cases of rabies were registered among wild animals in Lithuania, with the majority of cases being registered in foxes (Vulpes vulpes, 1065 cases, 46%) and raccoon dogs (Nyctereutes procyonoides, 996 cases, 43%). Within the last 3 years, rabies among foxes and raccoon...

The objective of this study was to estimate correlations between the fatty acid composition of intramuscular fat and meat quality traits of pigs. Data on meat quality traits and fatty acid composition of Lithuanian indigenous pig × wild boar hybrids from two different genotypes (1/4 and 1/2 wild...

Exotic avians kept as pets in Lithuania are increasing. When the budgerigars are kept in captivity and in the cages, their housing and nutrition must be comparable to the conditions in the wild. The wild budgerigars diet consisted of >30 different plants. The lifespan of birds kept as pet is 3-5 ...