2014
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-0820-2_7
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The Black-Footed Ferret: On the Brink of Recovery?

Abstract: In an attempt to save the species from extinction, the last remaining 18 black-footed ferrets (Mustela nigripes) were trapped up from the wild to initiate a captive breeding program. Nearly 30 years later more than 8,000 black-footed ferrets have been produced in captivity and approximately 4,100 animals have been reintroduced into 20 sites in eight US states (Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, Colorado, Kansas, Wyoming, South Dakota and Montana), Mexico and Canada. However, full recovery of the species has yet to be … Show more

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“…2 Studies aimed at the classification of reproductive and genetic characteristics of the species have been of importance in species survival, and more than 8,000 black-footed ferrets have been born in captivity. 13 Currently identified medical conditions with implications for management of captive black-footed ferrets include coccidiosis, infection with Clostridium spp., salmonellosis, renal disease, canine distemper virus, dental disease, sylvatic plague, and neoplasia. 2,9 Previously described cases of gastric distention in weanling blackfooted ferrets have been associated with Clostridium perfringens Type A; 14 however, there are limited reports of a bloat-like syndrome in adult black-footed ferrets and domestic ferrets (Mustela putorius).…”
Section: Brief Communicationmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…2 Studies aimed at the classification of reproductive and genetic characteristics of the species have been of importance in species survival, and more than 8,000 black-footed ferrets have been born in captivity. 13 Currently identified medical conditions with implications for management of captive black-footed ferrets include coccidiosis, infection with Clostridium spp., salmonellosis, renal disease, canine distemper virus, dental disease, sylvatic plague, and neoplasia. 2,9 Previously described cases of gastric distention in weanling blackfooted ferrets have been associated with Clostridium perfringens Type A; 14 however, there are limited reports of a bloat-like syndrome in adult black-footed ferrets and domestic ferrets (Mustela putorius).…”
Section: Brief Communicationmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Despite ongoing success in the ex situ population, indications of inbreeding, inbreeding depression, and domestication are present. According to the Black-footed Ferret Species Survival Plan ( Garelle et al 2013 ), there has been a decrease in whelping rates in females and normal sperm in males ( Wolf et al 2000 ; Santymire et al 2006 , 2007 , 2014a , 2014b ) and changes in both male and female fecundity ( Santymire et al 2014a ,b). In other carnivoran species, these traits have been linked to inbreeding depression, e.g., in lions, Panthera leo , ( Munson et al 1996 ; Wildt et al 1987 ); cheetahs, Acinonyx jubatus , ( Wildt et al 1983 ; O’Brien et al 1985 ); and Florida panthers ( Roelke et al 1993 ; Barone et al 1994 ).…”
Section: Conservation Genetics Of the Black-footed Ferretmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The low fecundity in the ferret ex situ population may also be attributed to a recent diet change from the original Sybille 60/40 (mink chow, rabbit meat) rabbit meat-based diet [11] to a commercially available horsemeat-based diet, Toronto Small Carnivore Diet (TOR; Milliken Meat Products Ltd., Markham, Ontario, Canada) [12,13]. Diets high in polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs), such as TOR, require increased levels of vitamin E [11] to prevent nutritional steatitis (yellow fat disease) as observed in the domestic ferret (Mustela putorius furo) [14].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%