Influence of age, habitat elevation, and distance to a thermal power plant on pathomorphological findings in the European brown hare (Lepuseuropaeus P.)
AbstractThe lifespan of the European hare (Lepus europaeus P.) is affected by a number of negative factors, including pollutants. In this paper, the individual and joint influence of age and habitat (elevation and distance from the thermal power plant - TPP) on pathomorphological findings of hares s...
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| author | Darko Marinković Renata Relić Nada Lakić Milan Aničić Dejan Beuković Vesna Davidović Vukan Lavadinović Zoran Popović |
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| description | AbstractThe lifespan of the European hare (Lepus europaeus P.) is affected by a number of negative factors, including pollutants. In this paper, the individual and joint influence of age and habitat (elevation and distance from the thermal power plant - TPP) on pathomorphological findings of hares shot during three hunting seasons was investigated. Pathomorphological changes were found in 95.12% of hares. In hares up to 1 year of age, the changes were predominant in the lungs, and in older hares, in the kidneys. Degenerative changes in kidneys and liver and inflammatory changes in kidneys and lungs were considered important most in discussing the influence of chemical pollution. The proximity of TPP influenced the type of changes in the liver. A significant joint effect of age and elevation on the type of changes in the lungs of adult hares and on the heart of young hares was found. Elevation and distance from TPP had a joint effect on the occurrence of changes in the lungs, intestines, and heart in hares from the field farther from TPP. The results indicate that the hares were highly exposed to chemical pollutants that may affect their immunity, and lifespan. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0ae71480fd1941478db2fd99f14ccea12023-12-14T06:25:09ZengTaylor & Francis GroupVeterinary Quarterly0165-21761875-59412023-12-0143111010.1080/01652176.2023.2273887Influence of age, habitat elevation, and distance to a thermal power plant on pathomorphological findings in the European brown hare (Lepuseuropaeus P.)Darko Marinković0Renata Relić1Nada Lakić2Milan Aničić3Dejan Beuković4Vesna Davidović5Vukan Lavadinović6Zoran Popović7Department of Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Belgrade, SerbiaDepartment of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Belgrade, SerbiaDepartment of Statistics, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Belgrade, SerbiaDepartment of Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Belgrade, SerbiaDepartment of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Novi Sad, SerbiaDepartment of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Belgrade, SerbiaLaboratory for Hunting and Wildlife Management, Faculty of Forestry, University of Belgrade, SerbiaDepartment of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Belgrade, SerbiaAbstractThe lifespan of the European hare (Lepus europaeus P.) is affected by a number of negative factors, including pollutants. In this paper, the individual and joint influence of age and habitat (elevation and distance from the thermal power plant - TPP) on pathomorphological findings of hares shot during three hunting seasons was investigated. Pathomorphological changes were found in 95.12% of hares. In hares up to 1 year of age, the changes were predominant in the lungs, and in older hares, in the kidneys. Degenerative changes in kidneys and liver and inflammatory changes in kidneys and lungs were considered important most in discussing the influence of chemical pollution. The proximity of TPP influenced the type of changes in the liver. A significant joint effect of age and elevation on the type of changes in the lungs of adult hares and on the heart of young hares was found. Elevation and distance from TPP had a joint effect on the occurrence of changes in the lungs, intestines, and heart in hares from the field farther from TPP. The results indicate that the hares were highly exposed to chemical pollutants that may affect their immunity, and lifespan.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/01652176.2023.2273887European hareageelevationenvironmental pollutionthermal power plantpathomorphology |
| spellingShingle | Darko Marinković Renata Relić Nada Lakić Milan Aničić Dejan Beuković Vesna Davidović Vukan Lavadinović Zoran Popović Influence of age, habitat elevation, and distance to a thermal power plant on pathomorphological findings in the European brown hare (Lepuseuropaeus P.) Veterinary Quarterly European hare age elevation environmental pollution thermal power plant pathomorphology |
| title | Influence of age, habitat elevation, and distance to a thermal power plant on pathomorphological findings in the European brown hare (Lepuseuropaeus P.) |
| title_full | Influence of age, habitat elevation, and distance to a thermal power plant on pathomorphological findings in the European brown hare (Lepuseuropaeus P.) |
| title_fullStr | Influence of age, habitat elevation, and distance to a thermal power plant on pathomorphological findings in the European brown hare (Lepuseuropaeus P.) |
| title_full_unstemmed | Influence of age, habitat elevation, and distance to a thermal power plant on pathomorphological findings in the European brown hare (Lepuseuropaeus P.) |
| title_short | Influence of age, habitat elevation, and distance to a thermal power plant on pathomorphological findings in the European brown hare (Lepuseuropaeus P.) |
| title_sort | influence of age habitat elevation and distance to a thermal power plant on pathomorphological findings in the european brown hare lepuseuropaeus p |
| topic | European hare age elevation environmental pollution thermal power plant pathomorphology |
| url | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/01652176.2023.2273887 |
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