Comparative evaluation of seminal, vaginal, and rectal bacterial flora in the cheetah and domestic cat
Abstract 10.1002/zoo.1430120108.abs To determine the status and potential impact of microorganisms on reproductive health, bacterial cultures were evaluated from cheetah seminal, vaginal, and rectal swabs and the results compared to those from clinically healthy, domestic cats. Aerobic bacteria were isolated in the semen from 26 of the 40 (65.0%) cheetahs and 25 of the 27 […]
Bacteriologic and Nutritional Evaluation of a Commercial Raw Meat Diet as Part of a Raw Meat Safety Program
This study evaluated selected bacteriologic and nutritional components of a commercially prepared ground raw horsemeat diet as part of a raw meat safety program. Six lots of meat were analyzed in triplicate. Frozen meat samples were thawed for 44 hr at 5°C. Meat samples were tested at three times during thawing (t = 0, 24, 44 hr) […]
Bacterial and fungal flora in faecal samples from the Balkan snow vole (Dinaromys bogdanovi) in captivity
The Balkan snow vole is a poorly understood arvicoline rodent endemic to the western Balkan Peninsula. Little is known about its biology and there is no information regarding its microbiology. To increase the knowledge of the normal microflora and potentially pathogenic and/or zoonotic microorganisms in this species, faecal samples were collected from animals of the […]