Publications by authors named "G J Spek"
Article Synopsis
- Red deer experience stress due to human recreational activities, impacting their bodyweight and pregnancy rates.
- Researchers studied the effects from 1985 to 2015, using data from hunting seasons to assess this relationship.
- Non-motorized recreation had a more significant negative impact on both bodyweight and pregnancy rates compared to motorized activities, highlighting the need for regulating human activities in sensitive wildlife areas.
[Sero-monitoring of notifiable diseases in wild boar in the Netherlands 1999-2001].
Tijdschr Diergeneeskd
December 2001
Within the framework of a sero-monitoring system, in operation since 1996. blood samples from wild boar shot during the hunting seasons 1999-2000 and 2000-2001 in The Netherlands were screened for the presence of antibodies against classical swine fever virus (CSFV), swine vesicular disease virus (SVDV), and Anjeszky's disease virus (ADV). The results indicate that CSFV, SVDV, and ADV are uncommon in the wild boar population in the Netherlands.
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