Gastric lesions in free-living sea turtles: An underestimated disease that reflects the health of the ecosystem.

Free-living marine turtles are constantly exposed to aggression factors and the gastrointestinal tract is one of the main gateways of entry. The objective of this study was to identify, and describe the anatomopathological alterations in the stomach of free-living marine turtles found dead on the beaches of the Microrregião dos Lagos, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Twenty-two sea turtles were necropsied, and stomach fragments were collected, fixed, and processed routinely.

Morphometric measurements and zootechnical indices of the Pantanal in race horses of different ages and gender.

The aim of this study was to perform linear measurements and assess morphometric indices of equines of the Pantanal race of different ages in the municipality of Poconé-Mato Grosso. Fifty-seven clinically healthy male and female horses between 1 and 19 years of age were selected and divided into groups by sex: 41 animals males and 17 animals femeles, and age groups: group 1 (nine animals up to 12 months of age), group 2 (eight animals from 12 to 24 months), group 3 (15 animals from 24 to 48 months), and group 4 (27 animals older than 48 months). With the aid of a hypometer, the following linear measures were carried out: height at the withers and croup, and body length.

Physical characteristics of free-living sea turtles that had and had not ingested debris in Microregion of the Lakes, Brazil.

The ingestion of detritus by sea turtles results in high mortality and morbidity. The objective of this study was to describe the characteristics of free-living sea turtles that ingested anthropogenic inorganic detritus in comparison to those that did not. A total of 186 necropsy files were analyzed in marine turtles from the beaches of the Microregion dos Lagos, Rio de Janeiro.

gene variants as potential phenotype and performance biomarkers in Brazilian sport horses training for eventing in a tropical climate.

The aim of this study was to look for mutations in the equine gene and to identify sequence variants that might be associated with the phenotype and performance of Brazilian sport horses training for events in a tropical climate. Among 17 such horses direct DNA sequencing and mutation analysis of the exon 15 and the intron-exon boundaries of revealed 2 new sequence variants in the intron 14-15, designated c.1681-86G > A and c.

Effect of selection for eventing on the gene in Brazilian sport horses.

Polymorphisms in MSTN have previously been associated with equine performance. Therefore, the aim of this study was to identify variants in intron 1 in 16 Brazilian Sport Horses selected for competition in eventing and their possible effects of selection on performance. Among the nine variants identified, eight had already been reported in previous studies or genomic databases, although they showed differences in frequencies when compared with other horse breeds.