Variation of natural diet of free ranging mouflon affects their ruminal protozoa composition

Obidziński, Artur; Miltko, Renata; Bolibok, Leszek; Wajdzik, Marek; Skubis, Jacek; Nasiadka, Paweł

doi:10.1016/j.smallrumres.2017.09.019

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“…The rumen protozoal population of free-living ruminants is influenced mainly by host feeding behavior and seasonal variation in the diet (Kamler, 1999 ; Dehority and Odenyo, 2003 ; Booyse and Dehority, 2011 ; Clauss et al, 2011 ; Obidziński et al, 2017 ). European bison can be considered mixed feeders with 68–97% of herbaceous plants in their natural diet (Gebczyńska et al, 1991 ; Kowalczyk et al, 2019 ).…”

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Rumen Ciliated Protozoa of the Free-Living European Bison (Bison bonasus, Linnaeus)

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This study aims to perform population analysis of the rumen ciliated protozoa of the free-living European bison (wisent, Bison bonasus, Linnaeus). The samples of the rumen fluid from the 18 bison subjected to the controlled culls within the free-ranging population in the Bialowieza primeval forest in Poland were collected and examined. The examined ciliates population consisted of the species of the families Isotrichidae and Ophryoscolecidae. There were 12 genera (Isotricha, Dasytricha, Diplodinium, Elytroplastron, Entodinium, Eodinium, Epidinium, Eremoplastron, Eudiplodinium, Metadinium, Ophryoscolex, and Ostracodinium) and 32 morphospecies of the ciliates. We observed the prevalence of a type B protozoan population (56% animals) with the typical Epidinium and Eudiplodinium genera members. Other examined animals possessed the mixed A–B population with Ophryoscolex genus, distinct for type A ciliate population. The average total ciliates count was 2.77 ± 1.03 × 105/ml (mean ± SD). The most abundant genera were Entodinium, 83%, and Dasytricha, 14%. The abundance of other genera was <1% of the total count. Within the 16 Entodinium species determined, the most abundant species was Entodinium nanellum (16.3% of total ciliates count). The average Shannon–Wiener diversity index was 2.1 ± 0.39, evenness was 0.7 ± 0.11, and species richness was 24 ± 3.0 (mean ± SD). Our study is the first report on the population composition and diversity of rumen ciliates of European bison. The composition and counts of ciliate genera and species were similar to the composition and counts of the rumen ciliated protozoa of American bison and many other kinds of free-living and domestic ruminants. Our European bison ciliate population analysis has shown medium ciliate density and high diversity typical for large free-living ruminants with mixed feeding behavior.

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Rumen Ciliated Protozoa of the Free-Living European Bison (Bison bonasus, Linnaeus)

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“…Over het specifieke dieet van moeflons op de Veluwe is niets bekend. Het dieet van moeflons kan sterk variëren, afhankelijk van het klimaat en voedselaanbod (Maisels, 1988;Marchand et al, 2013;Obidzińskia et al, 2017). Moeflons in Polen en Tsjechië eten vooral grassen gedurende het groeiseizoen (40-65 vol%), maar 's winters daalt het aandeel naar ca.…”

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“…Moeflons in Polen en Tsjechië eten vooral grassen gedurende het groeiseizoen (40-65 vol%), maar 's winters daalt het aandeel naar ca. 20% (Heroldova, 1996;Obidzińskia et al, 2017). Houtigen maken buiten het groeiseizoen onderdeel van het dieet uit in Tsjechië en Polen (46-56 vol%).…”

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“…Houtigen maken buiten het groeiseizoen onderdeel van het dieet uit in Tsjechië en Polen (46-56 vol%). Daarnaast eten ze in mastrijke jaren mast van eik en beuk (Obidzińskia et al, 2017).…”

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“…Gedurende het groeiseizoen spenderen moeflons ongeveer even veel tijd in open habitat als in bos, gedurende de winter wordt meer gebruikgemaakt van open biotopen (Obidzińskia et al, 2017).…”

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