Publication: Sarcoptes scabiei alters follicular dynamics in female Iberian ibex through a reduction in body weight
Authors
Espinosa, José ; Granados, José E. ; Cano-Manuel, Francisco J. ; López-Olvera, Jorge R. ; Ráez-Bravo, Arián ; Romero García, Diego ; Soriguer, Ramón C. ; Pérez, Jesús M. ; Fandos, Paulino
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Elsevier
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https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.vetpar.2017.06.022
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©2017 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. This document is the version of a Published Work that appeared in final form in Veterinary Parasitology . To access the final edited and published work see https://doi.org/https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.vetpar.2017.06.022
Abstract
Normal development of the ovarian cycle is a key factor in ensuring female reproductive success. Sarcoptes
scabiei has been shown to induce changes in host physiology, although the effects of this mite on the female
reproductive cycle are still unknown. In an attempt to clarify this issue, the number of ovarian structures
(primary follicles, secondary follicles, Graaf follicles, corpus luteum and corpus albicans) in female Iberian ibex(
Capra pyrenaica) affected by sarcoptic mange was explored by histological analysis of samples taken from 102
females selectively harvested in the Sierra Nevada Natural Space, southern Spain. The effect of mange status,
body weight (corrected for age), age and year of sampling on the number of ovarian structures was assessed
using generalized linear models. Our results provide evidence that sarcoptic mange alters follicular dynamics
through a reduction in host body weight, whose main consequences are noted in follicular maturation and
ovulatory capacity
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Veterinary parasitology 243 (2017) 151-156
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