Fencing, including electric fencing, is widely used across South Africa for livestock and game ranching practices. Leopard tortoises (Stigmochelys pardalis) are particularly prone to being killed by electric fences, but no published studies have assessed the impact of fence structure or quantified ...

The objective of the study was to record the tick species collected from three species of tortoise, each in a different province of South Africa. Ticks were collected from leopard tortoises, Stigmochyles pardalis, in the southern region of the Kruger National Park, Mpumalanga province; from...

The main aim of this study was to describe the species identity and likely infection with CCHF virus RNA among hard ticks recovered on native wild tortoises in a highland region of southeast Iran. To the best of authors' knowledge, there has been no previous record of these ticks on this chelonian...

The purpose of this study was to estimate the level of hard tick infestation in the tortoise subspecies Testudo hermanni boettgeri living within the free-range hills and mountains of four regions of central and south Albania. In addition, this study showed the morphological differences of infested...

Agassiz's desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii), a threatened species of the southwestern United States, has severely declined to the point where 76% of populations in critical habitat (Tortoise Conservation Areas) are below viability. The potential for rapid recovery of wild populations is low...

Slovenia was officially declared free of bovine tuberculosis (bTB) in 2009 although the proportion of tuberculin test positive herds and animals in the past 40 years did not exceed 0.08% and 0.07%, respectively. In the last two decades, a single case of bTB in cattle of Slovene origin was confirmed ...

This proceedings contains abstracts that discuss the latest research in animal science and production, with the aim of sharing ideas and knowledge with colleagues from around the world. The abstracts focus on various areas within animal science, including animal derived food quality and safety,...

Parrots (Order Psittaciformes) are globally distributed birds that, together with members of the Columbiformes, represent the most susceptible animals, in regards to infection by Chlamydophila psittaci, which is an obligate, zoonotic, intracellular bacterium that causes chlamydiosis in domestic and ...

Although diverse tick-borne pathogens (TBPs) are endemic to East Africa, with recognized impact on human and livestock health, their diversity and specific interactions with tick and vertebrate host species remain poorly understood in the region. In particular, the role of reptiles in TBP...

Following a request from the European Commission, EFSA was asked to deliver a scientific opinion on the safety and efficacy of an essential oil obtained from the oleoresin of Pinus pinaster Aiton (pine white oil, also known as turpentine oil), when used as a sensory additive in feed and water for...