Article
Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
Lina Zhang, Yan Hua, Shichao Wei
Summary: The genetic diversity among feral American mink populations in northeastern China was found to be relatively high, promoting their invasiveness and rapid evolution in the wild. This study highlights the importance of genetic characteristics in achieving high adaptation and rapid evolution in new environments for invasive species like the American mink.
Article
Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
Tietao Zhang, Hu Li, Peter Foged Larsen, Hengxing Ba, Hongyu Shi, Haihua Zhang, Zongyue Liu
Summary: This study used double-digest restriction site-associated DNA sequencing to evaluate the genetic diversity and population structure of different color populations of mink in China. The results showed that the black mink population was genetically different from other color populations, while the red and black mink populations clustered together. Gene Ontology and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes analysis revealed enrichment of genes related to melanogenesis. This study provides important information for the conservation and exploitation of mink breeds in China.
Article
Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
A. Hossain Farid, Priyanka P. Rupasinghe
Summary: Aleutian mink disease virus (AMDV) causes major health problems in the mink industry, and there is no cure or effective vaccine. Genetic selection for tolerance is a practical strategy, and concentrations of blood analytes can accurately identify tolerant mink.
Article
Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
Rene Worup Rorbaek, Tobias Astell Andersen, Cino Pertoldi, Alex Jorgensen, Sussie Pagh
Summary: This study compared the diets of captive-born and wild-born mink for the first time. The diets of captive-born and wild-born mink were evaluated, and the diets of mink in mainland Denmark and the seasonal variations in diet were compared. The stomachs of 243 wild-born and 114 captive-born mink were analyzed. The study found no significant differences in the diets of captive-born mink and wild-born mink from the two populations. More empty stomachs were found during spring, indicating a diet bottleneck.
Article
Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
Gonzalo Medina-Vogel, Francisco Munoz, Meredith Moeggenberg, Carlos Calvo-Mac, Macarena Barros-Lama, Nickolas Ulloa, Daniel J. Pons, B. Kay Clapperton
Summary: The two main challenges in controlling alien American mink in Patagonia are maximizing campaign efficacy and cost-effectiveness, as well as avoiding trapping native species. To address these challenges, new variants of collapsible wire box traps were designed and tested, along with a comparison of food-based bait and scent lure efficacy and catch rates in different seasons. The recommended trapping campaign involves using the GMV-13 variant of wire cage trap during summer with a 200-m trap spacing, for up to 6 days before moving to a new site. The combination of three days with a female scent gland lure followed by three days with a male scent gland lure should result in the removal of at least 70% of the estimated mink population within the area covered by each trap transect.
Article
Veterinary Sciences
A. Hossain Farid, Irshad Hussain, Priyanka P. Rupasinghe, Jancy Stephen, Irin Arju
Summary: Selecting American mink for tolerance to Aleutian mink disease virus can reduce viral replication and increase antibody production, leading to improved survival and productivity.
BMC VETERINARY RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
Beata Seremak, Bogumila Pilarczyk, Aleksandra Wojciechowska, Agnieszka Tomza-Marciniak
Summary: This study aimed to examine the mating behavior of male American minks and found individual differences in copulation duration, with copulation time increasing with the number of copulations and days of breeding.
Article
Veterinary Sciences
Yufei Zhang, Baozeng Xu
Summary: In this study, we found that the dynamics of N-glycosylation of testicular proteins play an important role in seasonal spermatogenesis in the American mink, affecting their folding, distribution, stability, and activity.
FRONTIERS IN VETERINARY SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
Beata Seremak, Aleksandra Wojciechowska, Bogumila Pilarczyk, Agnieszka Tomza-Marciniak
Summary: The aim of this study was to create an ethogram of the reproductive behaviour of American mink kept in farmed conditions. The results indicated that the American mink can express some natural reproductive behaviour in breeding conditions, which may also be an indicator of the welfare of these animals.
Article
Genetics & Heredity
Karim Karimi, Duy Ngoc Do, Mehdi Sargolzaei, Younes Miar
Summary: The study demonstrates the importance of understanding the genetic structure of American mink for the development of genomic breeding strategies. Significant genetic variation was observed among color-types, with admixture analysis suggesting three ancestral populations as the most suitable. The density of 120,000 and 24,000 SNPs was identified as adequate for genomic evaluation accuracy in CCFAR and Millbank Fur Farm populations, respectively.
Article
Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
Lidong Wang, Shengyang Zhou, Tianshu Lyu, Lupeng Shi, Yuehuan Dong, Shangbin He, Honghai Zhang
Summary: This study reveals the genomic characteristics of the American mink in adapting to the aquatic environment through comparative genomic analysis, providing evidence and reference for the idea that minks are semi-aquatic mammals.
Article
Zoology
Elkin Y. Suarez-Villota, Camila A. Quercia, Leila M. Diaz Camacho, Jorge Valenzuela, Jose J. Nunez
Summary: This study reports the genetic diversity, structure, and Leptospira spp. infection status of the American mink population in Chiloe Island, Chile. The results indicate a high level of gene flow between island and mainland mink populations, suggesting multiple invasion routes. Additionally, a significant prevalence of Leptospira infection was detected in the mink population, highlighting the importance of this study for decision-making and control measures.
Article
Biology
Jack D. Lester, Linda Vigilant, Paolo Gratton, Maureen S. McCarthy, Christopher D. Barratt, Paula Dieguez, Anthony Agbor, Paula Alvarez-Varona, Samuel Angedakin, Emmanuel Ayuk Ayimisin, Emma Bailey, Mattia Bessone, Gregory Brazzola, Rebecca Chancellor, Heather Cohen, Emmanuel Danquah, Tobias Deschner, Villard Ebot Egbe, Manasseh Eno-Nku, Annemarie Goedmakers, Anne-Celine Granjon, Josephine Head, Daniela Hedwig, R. Adriana Hernandez-Aguilar, Kathryn J. Jeffery, Sorrel Jones, Jessica Junker, Parag Kadam, Michael Kaiser, Ammie K. Kalan, Laura Kehoe, Ivonne Kienast, Kevin E. Langergraber, Juan Lapuente, Anne Laudisoit, Kevin Lee, Sergio Marrocoli, Vianet Mihindou, David Morgan, Geoffrey Muhanguzi, Emily Neil, Sonia Nicholl, Christopher Orbell, Lucy Jayne Ormsby, Liliana Pacheco, Alex Piel, Martha M. Robbins, Aaron Rundus, Crickette Sanz, Lilah Sciaky, Alhaji M. Siaka, Veronika Staedele, Fiona Stewart, Nikki Tagg, Els Ton, Joost van Schijndel, Magloire Kambale Vyalengerera, Erin G. Wessling, Jacob Willie, Roman M. Wittig, Yisa Ginath Yuh, Kyle Yurkiw, Klaus Zuberbuehler, Christophe Boesch, Hjalmar S. Kuehl, Mimi Arandjelovic
Summary: The genetic diversity of chimpanzees is largely influenced by isolation by distance, as shown by a diverse genetic structure exhibited with geographical expansion. In contrast to the historically recognized four subspecies, current research indicates a relatively high genetic connectivity among chimpanzees. The relatively permeable nature of geographical barriers has led to strong genetic connectivity among chimpanzees on a global scale.
COMMUNICATIONS BIOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Grigorij Yanuta, Daniel Klich, Robert Glogowski, Nikolai Shilovich, Marek Balcerak
Summary: Invasive animal species pose a significant threat to native biocenoses. This study aimed to investigate the potential use of American mink scats as a bioindicator of the presence and density of invasive crayfish. The dietary composition of the mink showed great similarities across different types of watercourses, with crayfish density being correlated with the percentage of crayfish in scats collected during the warm season.
ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS
(2022)
Article
Genetics & Heredity
S. Beketov
Summary: A statistical analysis was conducted to examine the secondary sex ratio of American mink in a farming population. The results showed that the secondary sex ratio of American mink is characterized by inconstancy and heterogeneity, with variations in the predominance of females or males influenced by factors such as mother's age and litter size.
RUSSIAN JOURNAL OF GENETICS
(2022)
