• Gammaherpesvirus in Cervid Species from Norway: Characterization of a New Virus in Wild and Semi-Domesticated Eurasian Tundra Reindeer (Rangifer tarandus tarandus) 

      Das Neves, Carlos G; Sacristan, Carlos; Madslien, Knut Ivar Engesæter; Tryland, Morten (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2020)
      Gammaherpesvirus infections have been described in cervids worldwide, mainly the genera <i>Macavirus</i> or <i>Rhadinovirus</i>. However, little is known about the gammaherpesviruses species infecting cervids in Norway and Fennoscandia. Blood samples from semi-domesticated (<i>n</i> = 39) and wild (<i>n</i> = 35) Eurasian tundra reindeer (<i>Rangifer tarandus tarandus</i>), moose (<i>Alces alces</i>, ...
    • Hair cortisol concentration and body mass in moose (Alces alces) infested with deer keds (Lipoptena cervi) 

      Madslien, Knut Ivar Engesæter; Stubsjøen, Solveig Marie; Viljugrein, Hildegunn; Ytrehus, Bjørnar; Solberg, Erling Johan; Kapronczai, Luciene; Mysterud, Atle; Godfroid, Jacques; Janz, David M.; Cattet, Marc (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2020-07-01)
      The deer ked (<i>Lipoptena cervi</i>), a hematophagous ectoparasite of cervids, is currently spreading in Scandinavia, and the moose (<i>Alces alces</i>) is its main host. However, little is known about the impact of deer keds on moose. We analyzed the hair cortisol concentration (HCC) from 262 moose harvested in the fall in relation to age class, sex, body mass (BM), and deer ked infestation ...