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. 2025 Jun 23;49(4):235.
doi: 10.1007/s11259-025-10804-x.

High richness of ungulate Sarcocystis species in intestines of the grey wolf (Canis lupus) from Lithuania

Donatas Šneideris  1 , Naglis Gudiškis  2 , Evelina Juozaitytė-Ngugu  2 , Tamara Kalashnikova  2 , Dalius Butkauskas  2 , Petras Prakas  2
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High richness of ungulate Sarcocystis species in intestines of the grey wolf (Canis lupus) from Lithuania

Donatas Šneideris et al. Vet Res Commun. .
No abstract available

Keywords: Sarcocystis; cox1; Grey Wolf; Life cycle; Molecular identification; Nested PCR.

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Declarations. Disclaimer: This document is provided for scientific purposes only. Any reference to a brand or trademark herein is for informational purposes only and is not intended for commercial purpose or to dilute the rights of the respective owner(s) of the brand(s) or trademark(s). Ethics approval: No grey wolves were killed for the purpose of the present study. The research was conducted under the approval guidelines of the Ethics Committee of Nature Research Centre (no. GGT-1). Grey wolves are protected throughout the EU by the Habitats Directive (92/43/EEC) and the Bern Convention. The approval (2014-09-15, No. D1-699) of the conservation plan for the wolf (Canis lupus) was declared by the Ministry of Environment of the Republic of Lithuania. Each season, the number of grey wolves hunted is set by the order of the Minister of Environment in Lithuania (14 October 2020 no. D1-629; 13 October 2021 no. D1-582; 11 October 2022 no. D1-328). Consent for publication: All authors read and approved the final manuscript. Consent to participate: Not applicable. Competing interests: The authors declare no competing interests.

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