Contact between European bison and cattle from the cattle breeders' perspective, in the light of the risk of pathogen transmission.

ABSTRACT: Pathogens transmitted between wildlife and domestic animals can pose a threat to endangered species, undermine conservation efforts in wildlife, and affect productivity and parasite control in domestic animals. There are several examples of pathogen transmission between European bison and other animals. The present study surveyed breeders from the vicinity of four large wisent populations in eastern Poland about observed contacts between wisent and cattle. Such contacts were noted by 37% of breeders, indicating a significant risk of contact between European bison and cattle in the study areas, even in the areas where the European bison live mainly in a forest complex, i.e., in the Borecka Forest. A higher potential risk of contacts between European bison and cattle was noted in the Białowi

SUBMITTER: Klich D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10155960 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature