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Van cat
About: Van cat is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 9 publications have been published within this topic receiving 57 citations. The topic is also known as: swimming cat.
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TL;DR: Serum essential trace, macro and industrial element concentrations of Van cats according to sex, age, hair length and eye colour differences were investigated and indicate that several of the blood serum elements of van cats may be related to their eye colours and sex differences.
Abstract: Altunok V., E. Yazar, N. Yuksek: Selected Blood Serum Elements in Van (Turkey) Cats. Acta Vet Brno 2007, 76: 171-177. The Turkish Van cat originates from eastern Turkey. One of the characteristic features of Van cats is the colour of their eyes, which can be both eyes blue, both eyes amber or one eye blue and the other amber. Serum essential trace, macro and industrial element concentrations of Van cats (n = 47) according to sex, age, hair length and eye colour differences were investigated. Serum aluminium, arsenic, boron, barium, cobalt, chromium, copper, gallium, indium, iron, lead, lithium, manganese, nickel, selenium, silver, sulphur, strontium, vanadium and zinc were measured with ICP-OES plasma optical atomic emission spectrometer. In result, serum aluminium, barium, copper, manganese and strontium levels in male cats were found higher ( p 0.05) found in the age and hair length groups. Our results indicate that several of the blood serum elements of Van cats may be related to their eye colours and sex differences. Van cat, trace, macro-elements, industrial elements, serum The Turkish Van cat originates from eastern Turkey and should not be confused with the Turkish Angora cat. One of the characteristic features of Van cats is the colour of their eyes. They are classified into three groups according to the colour of their eyes: both eyes blue; both eyes amber (yellow and its tones); and one eye blue and the other amber (dischromatopsy). Van cats generally have semi-long (native population may have hair of various length), white (some cats may have coloured parts in their body), silky fur, long body, tiger-like walk and a fox-like tail. Van cat has been introduced to the world by Europeans since 1950s. Body mass of female and male Van cats is generally about 2 900, and 3 600 grams, respectively. These cats love to swim and play with water, and they are the only cat species with this feature. Blue eyed Van cats usually show turquoise blue; amber colour shows many differences in tones. The tones are amber, light amber, yellow and green almond. Although very rare, sometimes brown colour can be seen. Blue eyed cats are classified as blue eyed short, velvet furred cats and blue eyed long silky furred cats (Gure 1993; Odabasioglu and Ates 2000). In the periodic table, 109 elements are listed (Emsley 1998) and 27 are considered essential for the healthy growth of mammals. Of these, 16 are generally accepted trace elements and occur at concentrations of less than 1% in the body. Persistent deficiencies or excesses of essential trace elements cause many biochemical, structural and functional pathologies. Trace elements in the biological systems have mainly four basic functions; they can be components of body fluids, factors in the enzymatic reactions, structural components
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TL;DR: The phylogenetic tree indicated that the Van, Persian, Turkish Angora, and Turkish Tekir cats are distinct from Siamese and Bombay cats.
Abstract: To determine the genetic structure and variation of Van cats and some other cats, seven enzyme loci were examined using horizontal starch gel electrophoresis. ME bands were observed for the first time in cats. For the enzyme loci CA
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, SOD, GPI, and GOT, neither the individual Van cats nor the specimens of other cat species exhibited any variation. These enzymes presented identical bands, all of which were homozygous. With respect to the PGD, ME, and ESD loci, however, genetic variation was observed in all of the cats. Hence, three of the seven gene–enzyme systems (43%) were polymorphic with two alleles, contributing to an estimate of average heterozygosity of 0.33–0.49 for the Van cats. PGD was the most discriminatory among the three polymorphic loci. The phylogenetic tree indicated that the Van, Persian, Turkish Angora, and Turkish Tekir cats are distinct from Siamese and Bombay cats.
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1 Jan 2016
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors reviewed social aspects, the genetic resources and conservation status of the native cat breeds of Turkey, including the Van cat and Angora cat, and showed that there is a risk of extinction for the Angora and Van breeds but none for the short-haired nondescript type.
Abstract: Located at the boundaries of Europe and Asia, Turkey is home to an extraordinary variety of domestic animal species and breeds that include bees, camels, cats, cattle, dogs, domestic fowl, donkeys, ducks, goats, geese, horses, mules, pigs, rabbits, sheep, silkworms, water buffalo and several species of domestic birds (partridge, pheasant, pigeon and ostrich). In addition to the clearly distinct Angora and Van cat breeds a short-haired nondescript cat breed is found throughout Turkey. As well as private household ownership, Angora cats have been raised at Ankara Zoo which has belonged to the Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Livestock since 1939. The Van cat is raised at the Van Cat Research Centre at Yuzuncu Yil University in Van Province which also has a small clinic for the cats. There is a risk of extinction for the Angora and Van breeds but none for the short-haired nondescript type. This paper reviews social aspects, the genetic resources and conservation status of the native cat breeds of Turkey.
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TL;DR: Investigation for the first time the seroprevalence of feline coronaviruses (FCoV) in Van cats kept in a multiple-cat environment found that out of the 70 cats, 38 showed seropositivity to FCoV.
Abstract: In the present study, we aimed to investigate for the first time the seroprevalence of feline coronaviruses (FCoV) in Van cats kept in a multiple-cat environment. A total of 24 male and 46 female Van cats aged between two months and nine years were used in the study. FCoV antibodies were determined using the commercial feline coronavirus antibody ELISA kit. The cats were examined clinically before blood sampling. No clinical signs of feline infectious peritonitis diseases were observed in the cats. But, out of the 70 cats, 38 (54.3%) showed seropositivity to FCoV. When the results were examined with regard to gender, 28 (60.9%) of female cats, and 10 (41.7%) of male cats were seropositive. When the results were examined with regard to age, out of the 18 cats aged between two months and one year, three (16%) were seropositive, out of the 10 cats aged between one to two years - eight (80%), out of the 27 cats aged between two to five years - 15 (55.5%), out of the 13 cats aged between five to eight years - 11 (84%), and all cats (two) aged over eight years showed seropositive reaction to FCoV.
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