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Socialization and problem-solving in domestic cats (Felis catus)
… should result in higher cognitive abilities. Domestic cats are capable of leading both solitary and social lives in their natural habitat, as well as in captive environments. I assessed both general problem-solving ability and the relationship between socialization and problem-solving ability, …
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Assessment of serum cobalt binding with diseases of domestic cats
… validated a cobalt-binding assay for use in cats. Percent cobalt binding (%CB) of serum was assessed. The run-to-run coefficient of variation ranged from 2.90% to 4.37%, while within-run precision had a coefficient of variation that ranged from 2.61% to 4.04%. Day-to-day precision was 3.46%. …
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Cape Town's domestic cats : prey and movement patterns in deep-urban and urban-edge areas
Domestic and feral cats (Felis catus) have impacted negatively on native wildlife on both islands and on the mainland. Impacts range from a reduction in numbers of prey species to local extinctions, especially of birds on islands. This study provides the first data on the impacts of domestic cats …
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Prevalence Of Igg Antibodies To Encephalitozoon Cuniculi, Toxoplasma Gondii, And Sarcocystis Neurona In Domestic Cats
… a wide range of mammalian host species including domestic cats. The prevalence of antibodies to these parasites in cats was examined using an indirect immunofluorescence antibody assay. E. cuniculi targets the kidneys of rabbits but the prevalence of disease in cats is unknown. Chronic kidney …
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An Investigation of Environmental Factors that Affect the Behavior and Welfare of Domestic Cats (Felis sylvestris catus)
Domestic cats are the most commonly kept companion animal in the U.S. with large populations of owned (86 million), free-roaming (70 million), research (13,000) and shelter (2-3 million) cats. Therefore, large numbers of cats are confined to cages each year, so offering the most appropriate housing …
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Nitrogen metabolism, macronutrient digestibility, and fecal fermentative end-products in domestic cats fed extruded, raw beef-based and cooked beef-based diets
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Cape Town's cats: reassessing predation through kitty-cams
Domestic cats (Felis catus) are abundant generalist predators that exploit a wide range of prey within and adjacent to the urban matrix. Cats are known to have contributed to the extinction and endangerment (mostly on islands) of a number of indigenous species, including birds, small mammals, …
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Role of endogenous retrovirus in control of feline leukemia virus infection and implications for cross species transmission
… includes feline leukemia virus (FeLV), a common domestic cat pathogen. In Chapter Two, we review FeLV subgroup taxonomy and the methods used from which they were originally characterized. Though the domestic cat is regarded as the natural host for the virus, recent reports have documented FeLV …
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Nutritional and Health Consequences of Feeding Diets of Varied Macronutrient Composition and Subjected to Select Processing Conditions in Domestic and Wild Felids
This research focused on improving or maintaining domestic and captive exotic felids through nutritional intervention. Five studies were performed to address two primary research objectives: (1) to determine changes in macronutrient digestibilities and fecal fermentative end-products of raw and …
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Detection of Babesia species in domestic and wild Southern African felids by means of DNA probes
Feline babesiosis, first described in domestic cats in South Africa in 1937, is regarded to be of great importance in the coastal regions although isolated cases also occur on the eastern highlands of Mpumalanga Province. Babesia felis (described from domestic cats) and B. leo (described from …
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Regulation of Energy Balance by Dietary Protein
… are not well-established. Moreover, the domestic cat has potential to more closely model human obesity and diabetes; however, the role of dietary protein in the secretion of metabolic hormones has not been well-studied in cats. In this thesis, the effects of protein-restricted diets, …
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Nutritional evaluation of raw meat and whole prey diets for domestic and exotic cats
… These diet types are not the most common fed to domestic cats, but there has been increased interest in feeding alternative diet types, including raw and whole prey diets. There is a paucity of peer-reviewed literature examining nutrient composition, apparent total tract macronutrient …
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Auditory system comparisons between sand cats and other felid species : acoustic input admittance of ears and auditory brainstem responses
… at low frequencies (<1 kHz) better than those of domestic cats (Huang et al. 2002). In this thesis, we test this hypothesis by comparing acoustic input- admittance, which determines acoustic power absorption, and thresholds of auditory- brainstem responses. In a zoo, measurements were made in 37 …
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Observing and measuring the drinking mechanism in cats
… the characteristics of the lapping mechanism in domestic cats (Felis catus). Using high-speed video, digital image processing, and weight measurements we quantify data pertaining to the frequency of lapping and the volume of liquid consumed per lap. These observations allow us to suggest a …
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FIV-FCA and FIV-PCO Reverse Transcriptases: Expression, Purification and Activity Comparison
… Biochemistry Feline immunodeficiency virus from domestic cats (FIV-Fca) and cougars (FIV-Pco) are genetically related but they have significantly different evolutionary rates and virulence in their natural hosts. Additionally, recombination in FIV infested cats is common but there is no evidence …
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FIV-FCA and FIV-PCO Reverse Transcriptases: Expression, Purification and Activity Comparison
… Biochemistry Feline immunodeficiency virus from domestic cats (FIV-Fca) and cougars (FIV-Pco) are genetically related but they have significantly different evolutionary rates and virulence in their natural hosts. Additionally, recombination in FIV infested cats is common but there is no evidence …
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Nonspecific Cell-Mediated Cytotoxicity in the Cat
… demonstrated in peripheral blood and spleens of domestic cats. Lymphocytes from blood and spleen were purified over Ficoll-Hypaque and added to uninfected, vaccinia-infected, or herpes-infected adherent feline origin target cells and to a lymphoid tumor cell line, FL74, which grows in suspension. …
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Untersuchungen zur Piroplasmose bei Hauskatzen in Südafrika
Investigations on piroplasmosis in domestic cats in South Africa Domestic cats originating from an area in South Africa known to be endemic for babesiosis were included in an investigation on feline piroplasmosis. In order to receive some information about the range of species involved, molecular …
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