En inventering av hälsoläget hos amerikansk bison (Bison bison bison) : i svenska besättningar
American bison (Bison bison bison) is a new species in Sweden and was introduced in the year 2000. In this study the result of an interview and a field investigation is presented. The aim was to investigate the health and parasite status in Swedish bison herds. The most common reason to begin wit...
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SLU/Dept. of Clinical Sciences (until 231231)
2007
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| Sumario: | American bison (Bison bison bison) is a new species in Sweden and was
introduced in the year 2000. In this study the result of an interview and a field
investigation is presented. The aim was to investigate the health and parasite
status in Swedish bison herds. The most common reason to begin with bison
breeding was meat production and/or sale of breeding animals and tourism. The
Swedish breeder's experience of bison is that they in general are healthy. The
faeces samples in six of seven stocks showed in low levels of parasites. Scissors
claws were seen in almost all stocks but the owners hadn't noticed any problem
with it; whether this is a problem that is more common in some individual is
something that should be considered regarding bison breeding in Sweden. Several
cases of malignant catarrhal fever (MCF) are described in the literature and it
have been seen that both mortality and sensitivity in bison is much higher than in
cattle. Therefore it's very important that the owners of bison are informed of the
risk of keeping bison and sheep together. From literature studies it appears that
bison are susceptible to most of the infectious diseases that affect cattle. |
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