Whey protein of the common brushtail possum (Trichosurus vulpecula): isolation, characterization and changes in concentration in milk during lactation of transferrin, alpha-lactalbumin and serum albumin

Transferrin and serum albumin were purified from both whey and serum, and alpha-lactalbumin was purified from whey from the common brushtail possum (Trichosurus vulpecula). The N-terminal amino acid sequences for transferrin and serum albumin were identic

What do we know about the counteracting of scrub encroachment by herbivorous mammals?

Herbivorous mammals affect the development of scrub to a varying extent; their influence depends on animal species and density. In the previous centuries, the area covered by scrub was limited due to agricultural use of the dunes and the artificially larg

Waste management: Equine carcass disposal

Uterine oxytocin receptors in an Australian marsupial, the brushtail possum, Trichosurus vulpecula

Understanding the perceptual world of horses

From the viewpoint of experimental psychology, there are two problems with our current knowledge of equine perception. The first is that the behavioral and neurophysiological research in this area has enormous gaps, reflecting that this animal is not a co

Tuberculosis in New Zealand – current status and control policies

The epidemiology and control of tuberculosis in New Zealand is discussed. The source of infection for cattle and deer is the wild possum (Trichosurus vulpecula). The number of tuberculin reactors increased from 3610 in 1980-81 testing season, to 6011 in the 1989-90 season. The number of cattle herds placed under movement control restriction because of [...]

Traumatic injuries occurring in possums and gliders in the Blue Mountains, New South Wales

Tree colonisation of abandoned arable land after 27 years of horse-grazing: The role of bramble as a facilitator of oak wood regeneration

The impact of horse-grazing on natural tree regeneration on abandoned arable fields was studied in ‘Baronie Cranendonck’, a 98 ha nature reserve near the Dutch-Belgian border. The study area comprised a vegetation mosaic of Corynephorus grassland and dry

Wildlife encounters by Lewis and Clark: A spatial analysis of interactions between native Americans and wildlife

The Lewis and Clark journals contain some of the earliest and most detailed written descriptions of a large part of the United States before Euro-American settlement. We used the journal entries to assess the influence of humans on wildlife distribution a

The relationships between brain regions and forelimb dexterity in marsupials (Marsupialia): A comparative test of the principle of proper mass

A behavioural index of forelimb dexterity and comparative statistics were used to analyse the relationships between proximal (shoulder, upper and lower forelimb) and distal (wrist, forepaw, digits) forelimb dexterity and four aspects of brain morphology (

The population dynamics of a tropical possum, Trichosurus vulpecula arnhemensis Collett

The population ecology of Trichosurus vulpecula has been studied extensively in temperate Australia and in New Zealand. This paper provides the results of a trapping study of a population of the northern brushtail possum (T. vulpecula arnhemensis Collett

The ecology of brushtail possum populations infected with bovine tuberculosis

The behaviour of Yakut horses at summer pastures in Altai Mountains

The aetiology and pathogenesis of Johne’s disease

Intracellular iron (Fe) storage and enteropathic changes were studied histologically in the bovine, ovine and caprine intestinal tract. Comparative studies were made on natural or experimental diseases caused by M. bovis in cattle and the brush-tailed pos

TB in New Zealand – where have we reached?

Symposium on tuberculosis, Palmerston North, April 1991. Proceedings from a symposium organised by the New Zealand Veterinary Association

Experts from a wide variety of expertise have contributed to this symposium of the feral reservoir of bovine tuberculosis infection and how to deal with the problem. The first 8 papers deal with ecology, and there are 15 papers on epidemiology, disease prevalence in farmed and feral animals, diagnostic techniques and disease control and 9 [...]

Successful management of tuberculosis possum populations

Succession in a insects community inhabiting horse dung

The results of studying the succession in the community coprophilous insects on horse dung are reported. The general nature of the succession of adult insects on dung depends little on type pastures. The rate of successional changes depends on the biotopi

Social relationships in a group of horses without a mature stallion

1. The social relationships in a group of Icelandic horses without a mature stallion were studied. The horses were all familiar to each other. Mutual grooming and play relationships, spatial associations, dominance-subordinate relations and the effect of

Social and sexual behaviour of horses under semi-natural and stable conditions in relation to their reproductive efficiency: A review.

In mares kept under stable conditions, oestrus detection is mainly based on mare’s behaviour towards a teaser stallion. Weak or equivocal signs of oestrus in mares may be one of the reasons of decreasing reproduction indices in horses in recent years in Poland. Social aspects of horses’ sexual behaviour under natural conditions and the impact [...]