Analysis of the Gastro-Intestinal Tract of Marine Mammals: A Multidisciplinary Approach with a New Multi-Sieves Tool
Organs and content of the gastro-intestinal tract (GIT) of marine mammals are relevant for a variety of investigations and provide data to researchers from different fields. Currently used protocols applied to the GIT for specific analysis limit the possibility to execute other investigations and im...
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| author | Giorgia Corazzola Matteo Baini Carla Grattarola Cristina Panti Federica Marcer Fulvio Garibaldi Enrica Berio Cecilia Mancusi Matteo Galli Sandro Mazzariol Maria Cristina Fossi Cinzia Centelleghe Cristina Casalone |
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| description | Organs and content of the gastro-intestinal tract (GIT) of marine mammals are relevant for a variety of investigations and provide data to researchers from different fields. Currently used protocols applied to the GIT for specific analysis limit the possibility to execute other investigations and important information could be lost. To ensure a proper sample collection and a multidisciplinary investigation of the GIT of marine mammals, a new multi-sieves tool and a specific protocol have been developed. This new device and approach allowed the simultaneous sampling of the GIT and its content for the main investigations concerned. The samples collected during these preliminary trials were suitable to perform all the different research procedures considered in this work. The obtained results show that with a few and easy procedural adjustments, a multidisciplinary sampling and evaluation of the GIT of marine mammals is possible. This will reduce the risk of losing important data aimed at understanding the cause of death of the animal, but also biology and ecology of marine mammals, and other important data for their conservation and habitats management. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f7d17c055e734e9a8912155aa97a70a72023-11-22T00:44:08ZengMDPI AGAnimals2076-26152021-06-01116182410.3390/ani11061824Analysis of the Gastro-Intestinal Tract of Marine Mammals: A Multidisciplinary Approach with a New Multi-Sieves ToolGiorgia Corazzola0Matteo Baini1Carla Grattarola2Cristina Panti3Federica Marcer4Fulvio Garibaldi5Enrica Berio6Cecilia Mancusi7Matteo Galli8Sandro Mazzariol9Maria Cristina Fossi10Cinzia Centelleghe11Cristina Casalone12Department of Comparative Biomedicine and Food Science, University of Padua, 35020 Legnaro, ItalyDepartment of Physical Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Siena, 53100 Siena, ItalyIstituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Piemonte, Liguria e Valle d’Aosta, 10154 Turin, ItalyDepartment of Physical Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Siena, 53100 Siena, ItalyDepartment of Animal Medicine, Production and Health University of Padova, 35020 Legnaro, ItalyDepartment of Earth Environment and Life Sciences, University of Genoa, 16132 Genoa, ItalyIstituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Piemonte, Liguria e Valle d’Aosta, 18100 Imperia, ItalyARPAT, Environmental Protection Agency of Tuscany Region, 57125 Livorno, ItalyDepartment of Physical Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Siena, 53100 Siena, ItalyDepartment of Comparative Biomedicine and Food Science, University of Padua, 35020 Legnaro, ItalyDepartment of Physical Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Siena, 53100 Siena, ItalyDepartment of Comparative Biomedicine and Food Science, University of Padua, 35020 Legnaro, ItalyIstituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Piemonte, Liguria e Valle d’Aosta, 10154 Turin, ItalyOrgans and content of the gastro-intestinal tract (GIT) of marine mammals are relevant for a variety of investigations and provide data to researchers from different fields. Currently used protocols applied to the GIT for specific analysis limit the possibility to execute other investigations and important information could be lost. To ensure a proper sample collection and a multidisciplinary investigation of the GIT of marine mammals, a new multi-sieves tool and a specific protocol have been developed. This new device and approach allowed the simultaneous sampling of the GIT and its content for the main investigations concerned. The samples collected during these preliminary trials were suitable to perform all the different research procedures considered in this work. The obtained results show that with a few and easy procedural adjustments, a multidisciplinary sampling and evaluation of the GIT of marine mammals is possible. This will reduce the risk of losing important data aimed at understanding the cause of death of the animal, but also biology and ecology of marine mammals, and other important data for their conservation and habitats management.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/11/6/1824gastro-intestinal tract analysismarine mammalsmarine littermicro-plasticpost-mortem investigationsdiet analysis |
| spellingShingle | Giorgia Corazzola Matteo Baini Carla Grattarola Cristina Panti Federica Marcer Fulvio Garibaldi Enrica Berio Cecilia Mancusi Matteo Galli Sandro Mazzariol Maria Cristina Fossi Cinzia Centelleghe Cristina Casalone Analysis of the Gastro-Intestinal Tract of Marine Mammals: A Multidisciplinary Approach with a New Multi-Sieves Tool Animals gastro-intestinal tract analysis marine mammals marine litter micro-plastic post-mortem investigations diet analysis |
| title | Analysis of the Gastro-Intestinal Tract of Marine Mammals: A Multidisciplinary Approach with a New Multi-Sieves Tool |
| title_full | Analysis of the Gastro-Intestinal Tract of Marine Mammals: A Multidisciplinary Approach with a New Multi-Sieves Tool |
| title_fullStr | Analysis of the Gastro-Intestinal Tract of Marine Mammals: A Multidisciplinary Approach with a New Multi-Sieves Tool |
| title_full_unstemmed | Analysis of the Gastro-Intestinal Tract of Marine Mammals: A Multidisciplinary Approach with a New Multi-Sieves Tool |
| title_short | Analysis of the Gastro-Intestinal Tract of Marine Mammals: A Multidisciplinary Approach with a New Multi-Sieves Tool |
| title_sort | analysis of the gastro intestinal tract of marine mammals a multidisciplinary approach with a new multi sieves tool |
| topic | gastro-intestinal tract analysis marine mammals marine litter micro-plastic post-mortem investigations diet analysis |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/11/6/1824 |
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