Frontiers in Veterinary Science | Zoological Medicine

Original Research

Published on 16 Sep 2025

Evaluation of mtDNA analysis as a screening method prior to individual identification by short tandem repeat analysis of sika deer (Cervus nippon) for illegal disposal of hunting in Japan

in Zoological Medicine

Aki Tanaka
Reina Ueda
Chihiro Udagawa
Toshinori Omi
Yuko Kihara
Shin-ichi Hayama

Frontiers in Veterinary Science

doi 10.3389/fvets.2025.1599909

934 views

Case Report

Published on 10 Sep 2025

Case series: effects of an induced molting protocol using levothyroxine in five captive banded penguins (genus Spheniscus)

in Zoological Medicine

Ji-Hyung Park
Seung-Hyun Seo
Sang Wha Kim
Yeong-Hun Kang

Frontiers in Veterinary Science

doi 10.3389/fvets.2025.1544599

757 views

Methods

Accepted on 05 Sep 2025

Neurological examination protocol for Harbor Seal pups. Thomson et al

in Zoological Medicine

Christine Thomson
Cara Field
Sophie Whoriskey
Abby McClain
Pádraig Joseph Duignan
Margaret Castellini
Marianne Lian
Kris Kruse-Elliott
Sophie Dennison
Todd O'Hara

Frontiers in Veterinary Science

doi 10.3389/fvets.2025.1656366

660 views

Original Research

Published on 04 Sep 2025

Captivity-associated variations in fecal testosterone and progesterone metabolite concentrations in mountain gazelle (Gazella gazella)

in Zoological Medicine

Mina Cansu Karaer
Tolga Kankılıç
Çağatay Tavşanoğlu
Tilen Vake
Alenka Dovč
Tomaž Snoj

Frontiers in Veterinary Science

doi 10.3389/fvets.2025.1621008

1,560 views

Original Research

Published on 26 Aug 2025

Anatomical and morphometrical approaches on the auditory ossicles in European ground squirrel (Spermophilus citellus)

in Zoological Medicine

Cristian Olimpiu Martonos
Melissa Kehl
Milos Blagojevic
Ivana Nesic
Florin Gheorghe Stan
Daniel Cocan
Alexandru Ion Gudea

Frontiers in Veterinary Science

doi 10.3389/fvets.2025.1609738

851 views

Original Research

Published on 25 Aug 2025

Development of an colloidal gold immunochromatography assay strip for the diagnosis of Babesia canis

in Zoological Medicine

Jianzhong Wang
Jing Liu
Siyuan Zhang
Rui Zhou
Jicheng Qiu
Yi Zhao
Xianglin Ma
Xiaojie Wu
Xiaoguang Li
Wei Mao

Frontiers in Veterinary Science

doi 10.3389/fvets.2025.1626094

942 views

Original Research

Published on 14 Aug 2025

Increasing prevalence of Diphyllobothrium cestodes in seals from the North and Baltic Sea over 26 years

in Zoological Medicine

Lotte Caecilia Striewe
Joy Ometere Boyi
Rémi Pigeault
Peter Wohlsein
Ursula Siebert
Kristina Lehnert

Frontiers in Veterinary Science

doi 10.3389/fvets.2025.1574830

839 views

Original Research

Published on 07 Aug 2025

Characterization of Photobacterium damselae subsp. damselae isolated from a spotted seal (Phoca largha) (Pinnipedia: Phocidae) stranded in Korea

in Zoological Medicine

Tae Seon Cha
Seon Young Park
Kyunglee Lee
Eun Jeong Park
Jong Beom Na
Ye Bin Kim
Keeman Lee
Soojin Lim
Namgyu Uh
Ji-Youl Jung

Frontiers in Veterinary Science

doi 10.3389/fvets.2025.1574705

1,365 views

Original Research

Published on 14 Jul 2025

Reference intervals for hematology, serum biochemistry and blood gas parameters in Indian elephants (Elephas maximus indicus) under human care

in Zoological Medicine

Sanath Krishna Muliya
Uddalak Tathagato Bindhani
Lallianpuii Kawlni
Anjan Kumar Ramakrishna
Vaseem Mirza
Mujib Ur Rahman
Vinay Kumar
Ramesha Huchhaiah
Thammaiah Chekkera Kuttappa
Souritra Sharma

Frontiers in Veterinary Science

doi 10.3389/fvets.2025.1602296

1,452 views

Original Research

Published on 04 Jul 2025

Study of the 16S microbiome of swans died during the H5N1 outbreak in the Caspian seashore

in Zoological Medicine

Kobey Karamendin
Sardor Nuralibekov
Temirlan Sabyrzhan
Yermukhammet Kasymbekov
Symbat Suleymenova
Aidyn Kydyrmanov

Frontiers in Veterinary Science

doi 10.3389/fvets.2025.1597890

918 views

Original Research

Published on 03 Jul 2025

Patent Troglostrongylus brevior-, Aelurostrongylus abstrusus-, Angiostrongylus sp.-, and Crenosoma sp. infections in wild Eurasian lynxes (Lynx lynx) and their habitat-sharing gastropod intermediate hosts

in Zoological Medicine

Marcel Haas
Lisa Segeritz
Ole Anders
Tomma Lilli Middelhoff
Akary Myat Tun
Seyed Sajjad Hasheminasab
Berardino Cocchiararo
Alena Dusch
Anja Taubert
Carlos Hermosilla

Frontiers in Veterinary Science

doi 10.3389/fvets.2025.1515507

1,131 views
1 citation

Case Report

Published on 18 Jun 2025

Case Report: Acute primary splenic torsion in a maned wolf (Chrysocyon brachyurus)

in Zoological Medicine

Geovanna Hernandez
Pierre P. Picavet
Aurelie Bruwier
Mariajesus Soula
Gretel Tovar-Lopez

Frontiers in Veterinary Science

doi 10.3389/fvets.2025.1596698

1,165 views

Original Research

Published on 03 Jun 2025

Hepatic lipidosis in nine African white-bellied pangolins (Phataginus tricuspis) from a North American zoologic institution

in Zoological Medicine

Molly Horgan
Jennifer Landolfi
Nicole I. Stacy
Jennifer Watts
Copper Aitken-Palmer

Frontiers in Veterinary Science

doi 10.3389/fvets.2025.1562904

1,582 views

Original Research

Published on 15 May 2025

White blood cell estimates correlate to measures of population and individual health in an endangered population of Marbled Murrelets (Brachyramphus marmoratus)

in Zoological Medicine

Kelsey Ryan
Lindsay J. Adrean
Matt G. Betts
Jonathan Dachenhaus
Jennifer Johns
Miranda Michlanski
S. Kim Nelson
Shannon Phelps
James W. Rivers
Daniel D. Roby

Frontiers in Veterinary Science

doi 10.3389/fvets.2025.1545905

1,071 views
1 citation

Case Report

Published on 09 May 2025

Case Report: Shark bite resulting in a urethral obstruction and urinary tract-body wall fistula in a bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) in Sarasota Bay, Florida

in Zoological Medicine

Krystan A. Wilkinson
Jennifer N. Langan
Jennifer M. Meegan
Christina N. Toms
Robyn Faulkner Allen
Jay C. Sweeney
Deborah A. Fauquier
Jeremy J. Kiszka
Eric T. Hostnik
Ashley Barratclough

Frontiers in Veterinary Science

doi 10.3389/fvets.2025.1551129

1,498 views

Case Report

Published on 09 May 2025

Case Report: Acute lead poisoning from bullet ingestion in a captive cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) in Namibia: implications for wildlife management

in Zoological Medicine

Catherine Hauw
Anne Schmidt-Küntzel
Ana F. Basto
John Yabe
Niall McCann
María Díez-León
Laurie Marker

Frontiers in Veterinary Science

doi 10.3389/fvets.2025.1576760

2,248 views

Evaluation of mtDNA analysis as a screening method prior to individual identification by short tandem repeat analysis of sika deer (Cervus nippon) for illegal disposal of hunting in Japan

Case series: effects of an induced molting protocol using levothyroxine in five captive banded penguins (genus Spheniscus)

Neurological examination protocol for Harbor Seal pups. Thomson et al

Captivity-associated variations in fecal testosterone and progesterone metabolite concentrations in mountain gazelle (Gazella gazella)

Anatomical and morphometrical approaches on the auditory ossicles in European ground squirrel (Spermophilus citellus)

Development of an colloidal gold immunochromatography assay strip for the diagnosis of Babesia canis

Increasing prevalence of Diphyllobothrium cestodes in seals from the North and Baltic Sea over 26 years

Characterization of Photobacterium damselae subsp. damselae isolated from a spotted seal (Phoca largha) (Pinnipedia: Phocidae) stranded in Korea

Reference intervals for hematology, serum biochemistry and blood gas parameters in Indian elephants (Elephas maximus indicus) under human care

Study of the 16S microbiome of swans died during the H5N1 outbreak in the Caspian seashore

Patent Troglostrongylus brevior-, Aelurostrongylus abstrusus-, Angiostrongylus sp.-, and Crenosoma sp. infections in wild Eurasian lynxes (Lynx lynx) and their habitat-sharing gastropod intermediate hosts

Case Report: Acute primary splenic torsion in a maned wolf (Chrysocyon brachyurus)

Hepatic lipidosis in nine African white-bellied pangolins (Phataginus tricuspis) from a North American zoologic institution

White blood cell estimates correlate to measures of population and individual health in an endangered population of Marbled Murrelets (Brachyramphus marmoratus)

Case Report: Shark bite resulting in a urethral obstruction and urinary tract-body wall fistula in a bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) in Sarasota Bay, Florida

Case Report: Acute lead poisoning from bullet ingestion in a captive cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) in Namibia: implications for wildlife management

Increasing prevalence of Diphyllobothrium cestodes in seals from the North and Baltic Sea over 26 years