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"The assertion that 'bison attack' is a primary cause of mortality in livestock or a significant, well-documented clinical threat in the context of recent veterinary forensic literature."
Scientific synthesis of the role of bison as both victims and vectors of disease, and an evaluation of the prevalence of "bison attack" as a mortality category in veterinary forensic case archives.
The provided veterinary forensic literature categorizes mortality in animals into specific macro-categories. While "attack" is identified as the most frequent cause of mortality in livestock within the archive of the Istituti Zooprofilattici Sperimentali (2013-2023), the classification of such attacks does not specifically isolate bison as the primary aggressors. Instead, bison themselves are frequently documented as the victims of environmental and biological stressors, including urolithiasis, digital dermatitis, BTV-3 (Bluetongue virus), and Influenza A. The literature demonstrates that "attack" is a significant forensic category, but it is context-dependent and does not explicitly frame bison as the predominant perpetrators of livestock mortality.
* Bison demonstrate high susceptibility to the 2022-2025 reassortant Oropouche virus (OROV), showing the greatest replication success among eight tested mammalian cell lines.
Digital dermatitis, associated with *Treponema spp., has reached a 94.4% prevalence in Swiss European bison populations.
* "Attack" is the most frequent cause of mortality in livestock within the retrospective study of Italian IIZZSS archives, yet this classification aggregates various sources of trauma.
* European bison (Bison bonasus) and American bison (Bison bison) were identified as species experiencing high morbidity during the 2024 Bluetongue virus Serotype 3 outbreak in Belgian zoos.
* A 4-year-old captive European bison was the first documented case of molecular evidence for H1N1pdm influenza infection, highlighting interspecies spillover risks.
* While forest disturbances enhance habitat suitability for large herbivores, such as bison, over the long term, they also facilitate interactions that may increase the risk of disease transmission or wildlife-livestock conflict.
1. PubMed ID:
42440463- Application: This study retrospectively analyzed 1,221 non-coded forensic cases. The findings distinguish causes of death by animal type, noting that "attack in livestock" is a major forensic category. - "The main cause of mortality differed according to animal type: injury was the most frequent cause in pets, attack in livestock, and unlawful killing in wildlife."
2. PubMed ID:
42075694- Application: This study highlights the susceptibility of bison cell lines to OROV, suggesting their role as potential reservoirs. - "OROV replication success was greatest in the bison cells followed by pig and dog cells."
3. PubMed ID:
42405726- Application: This study reports the high prevalence of digital dermatitis in Swiss bison populations. - "For the Swiss population, a DD prevalence of 94.4% (72.7-99.9%) was determined."
4. PubMed ID:
40007470- Application: This study details the clinical impact of BTV-3 on bison. - "Clinical disease was first detected in August 2024 in one of two Belgian zoos, predominantly affecting European bison (Bison bonasus) and American bison (Bison bison)."
5. PubMed ID:
41863702- Application: This study documents the first H1N1 infection in bison. - "This study provides the first molecular and serological confirmation of H1N1pdm infection in European bison."