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The Animal Physiology and Behaviour team was created in 2018. The research activity of the team is focused on the links between physiological and behavioural patterns in wild and domestic species, with a special interest on mammals, including:

Feeding ecology, diet selection, and digestive efficiency;
Development of secondary sexual traits, like horns or antlers;
Reproductive behaviour, and suckling behaviour;
Social structures, animal communication, and physiological effects of animal welfare and husbandry practices;
Haematology, and biochemical and hormonal profiles;
Food safety, meat production and quality;
Haematology, biochemical and hormonal profiles;
Meat production, processing, and quality;
Parasitological monitoring of livestock and wild species.

Currently, our team is conducting research projects worldwide, with a preference for tropical and subtropical areas, including Algeria, Czech Republic, Mongolia, Philippines, Poland, South Africa, Mauritius and Spain.

The activity of the team is based on three main facilities: the Laboratory of Animal Science and the Common Eland and Guanaco Research Facilities.

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Team members

Team coordinator:

doc. Francisco Ceacero Herrador, Ph.D.

Principal researchers:

doc. Tersia Kokošková, Ph.D.
Ing. Radim Kotrba, Ph.D.
Mgr. Martina Komárková, Ph.D.

PhD students:

MSc. Battogtokh Nasanbat – Biodiversity and ecological interactions among large mammals in Trans Altai Gobi Desert, Mongolia
Mgr. Jan Mengr – Factors affecting secondary sex ratio and survival in captive Cervids
MSc. Hajra Munir – Captive breeding and reintroduction of the endangered Visayan spotted deer (Rusa alfredi)
PhDr. Mgr. Jericó Consolación – Reproductive biology of common eland males
Mgr. Veronika Kavanová - Antler investment in selected deer species
Sabainah Aremu Tolulope - Effects of alternative dietary protein sources on livestock performance
BSc. Ayyoub Mouadna – Ecology and conservation of the Barbary deer (Cervus elaphus barbarus)
BSc. Jhonnel P. Villegas – Ecology and conservation of the Philippine deer (Rusa marianna)
BSc. Matt Ward – Ecology and conservation of the Visayan warty pig (Sus cebifrons)
BSc. Muhammad Sohaib Ashgar – Husbandry and health aspects of captive common eland.
Thoniso Chitambala

MSc students

Beatriz Miranda, Francis Chukwuebuka Onoh, Zafar Mobeen, Melanie De la Torre Llive, Jiři Brynda, Hira Khan, Lucie Mojžíšková, Martina Sihelská, Sabry Alsaed, Tereza Pavlíková

BSc students

Barbora Vaníčková, Zuzana Rošáková, Aneta Vidláková, Karolina Chyšková, Kristína Kedrová, Lucie Křenová, Barbora Leiblová, Lukaš Hůla, Marketa Rejlová, Robin Kilbů, Soukupová Veronika, Natálie Novotná

External students

MSc. Kateřina Šandlová (PhD, University of South Bohemia); Ing. Marketa Swiacká (CZU-FZP).

Since the foundation of the team in 2018, 34 BSc, 24 MSc and 2 PhD students have successfully defended their thesis under our supervision.

Publications

In press

Bartolomé J, Cassinello J, Ceacero F, Klich D, Komárková M, Lemoine RT, Van Der Made J, Morán F, Olech W, Palau J, Perzanowski K, Rodríguez E (in press). Comment: Nores et al. (2024) fail in their attempt to demonstrate the inappropriateness of an eventual introduction of the European bison to Spain as a rewilding initiative. Conservation Science & Practice.

2025

Aguhob J, Hamza W, Reul A, Musabih M, Villegas JP, Munoz M (2025). Spatial Distribution and Diversity of Benthic Macrofauna in Coastal Waters of the Jabal Ali Marine Sanctuary (JAMS), Dubai. Diversity, 17(5), 332.
Bercy A, Ceacero F, Komárková M (2025). Antipredator behaviour in semi-feral horses: innate response and the influence of external factors. Animal Cognition, 28:8.
Consolacion J, Ceacero F, Ny V, Kotrba R, Illek J, Škoric M, Serralle M, Soria-Meneses PJ, Soler AJ, Kokošková T (2025). Post-harvest motility and morphological changes of spermatozoa following caudal epididymal recovery in farmed common eland (Tragelaphus oryx) bulls. Reproductive Biology, 25:100997.
Chaloupkova P, Kokošková T, Ceacero F, Durand C, Onakuse S, Kokoška L (2025). How do you want your steak? Attitudes of European consumers towards 3D printed meat. Food Quality and Preference, 128:105487.
Munir H, Ward M, Liprado E, Ceacero F (2025). Evidence for both visual and olfactory signalling relating to the preorbital gland in the forest-dwelling Visayan spotted deer (Rusa alfredi). Journal of Vertebrate Zoology, 74:25025.
Šandlová K, Ceacero F, Komárková M (2025). Daddy matters: exploring the effects of stallion presence on foal behaviour. Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 289:106683.
Villegas JP, Rosales JR, Verzosa RC, Ibanez JC, Ceacero F (2025). Philippine Brown Deer Rusa marianna (Desmarest, 1822), In: Melletti M, Focardi S. (eds.), Deer of the World. Springer Nature.

2024

Filella JB, Morán F, Kemp YJ, Munir H, Gort-Esteve A, Cassinello J (2024). Diet comparison between sympatric European bison, red deer and fallow deer in a Mediterranean landscape. Biodiversity and Conservation, 33(5), 1775-1791.
Bernátková A, Oyunsaikhan G, Bobek M, Komárková M, Ceacero F (2024). Origin and experience influence the leading behaviour of reintroduced Przewalski's horses in the Great Gobi B Strictly Protected Area (Mongolia). Animal Behaviour, 215:89-96.
Bernátková A, Oyunsaikhan G, Šimek J, Komárková M, Ceacero F (2024). Social networks of reintroduced Przewalski's horses in the Great Gobi B Strictly Protected Area (Mongolia). Current Zoology, 70:182-194.
Consolacion J, Ceacero F, Kotrba R, Musa AS, Ny V, Ilek J, Skoric M, Needham T (2024). Reproductive tract morphology and symmetry of farmed common eland (Tragelaphus oryx) bulls, and their relationship with secondary sexual traits and social rank. Animal Reproduction Science, 263:107438.
Chitambala T, Ny V, Ceacero F, Bartoň L, Bureš D, Kotrba R, Needham T (2024). Effects of immunocastration and amino acid supplementation on yearling fallow deer (Dama dama) testes development. Animals, 14:115.
Esattore B, Buczek M, Dušek A, Kotrba R, Pluháček J, Ceacero F, Komárková M, Bartošová J, Radwan J, Bartoš L (2024). Ivermectin decreases parasite load, testosterone, and potentially antler length in a group of captive red deer males (Cervus elaphus). Research in Veterinary Science, 166:105095.
Musa AS, Kundankumar J, Needham T, Ny V, Kotrba R, Consolacion J, Ceacero F (2024). Effects of temperament during handling and social rank on the blood biochemical parameters of common eland (Taurotragus oryx). Veterinary Research Communications, 48:1813-1819.
Musa AS, Needham T, Kotrba R, Ceacero F (2024). Activity and social behaviour of farmed common eland (Taurotragus oryx), and the effect of immunocastration thereon. Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 272:106189

2023

Bartoš L, Esattore B, Kotrba R, Pluháček J, Ceacero F, Komárková M, Dušek A, Bartošová J (2023). The effects of challenge or social buffering on cortisol, testosterone, and antler growth in captive red deer (Cervus elaphus) males. Scientific Reports, 13:21856.
Bernátková A, Ceacero F, Oyunsaikhan G, Sukhbaatar D, Šimek J, Komárková M (2023). Social behaviour of reintroduced Przewalski's Horses in the Great Gobi B Strictly Protected Area (Mongolia). Acta Ethologica, 25:145-150.
Ceacero F, Ny V, Kotrba R, Bartoň L, Čupić S, Bureš D, Turek J, Komárková M, Needham T (2023). Combined effects of supplementation of amino acids and immunocastration in first antler growth of farmed fallow deer (Dama dama). Animal Production Science, 63:1583-1593.
Čupić S, Ježek M, Ceacero F (2023). Are they both the same shit? Winter faeces of roe and red deer show no difference in nutritional components. Journal of Forest Science, 69:114-123.
Čupić S, Cassinello J, Kušta T, Ceacero F (2023). Differences in Faecal Nutritional Components in Three Species of Saharan Gazelles on Standard Diets in Relation to Species, Age and Sex. Animals, 13:3408.
Fiialkovskyi P, Cassinello J, Brandlová K, Ceacero F (2023). Evidence of two distinct lactation stages in nursing gazelles: implications on maternal behaviour assessment. Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 258:105814.
Franchini M, Atzeni L, Lovari S, Nasanbat B, Ravchig S, Ceacero F, Bombieri G, Augugliaro C (2023). Spatiotemporal behavior of predators and prey in an arid environment of Central Asia. Current Zoology, 3, 69, 670–681.
Hoffman L, Shepstone C, Robertson K, Needham T (2023). 14· Management Aspects of the Captive-Bred African Buffalo (Syncerus caffer) in South Africa. In: Caron A, Cornélis D, Chardonnet P, Prins HH (Eds.), Ecology and management of the African buffalo. Cambridge University Press. pp 382-406.
Kulik M, Lipiec A, Bąkowski M, Ukalska-Jaruga A, Ceacero F, Pecio M, Steiner-Bogdaszewska M (2023). The impact of rotational pasture management for fallow deer (Dama dama) on fodder quality in the context of animal welfare. Agronomy, 13:1155.
Ny V, Needham T, Bartoň L, Bureš D, Kotrba R, Musa AS, Ceacero F (2023). Effects of immunocastration and supplementary feeding level on the performance and blood biochemical markers of farmed yearling fallow deer (Dama dama). Journal of Animal Physiology and Animal Nutrition, 107:1158–1166.
Smekalova L, Chaloupkova P, Nemejc K, Ny V (2023). Satisfaction with acquired transferable competences among university students in Cambodia. Asia Pacific Education Review, 1-11.
Tajchman K, Ukalska-Jaruga A, Ceacero F, Janiszewski P (2023). Concentration of toxic elements in farmed fallow deer antlers depending on diet and age. Animals, 13:3468.

2022

Bernátková A, Oyunsaikhan G, Šimek J, Komárková M, Bobek M, Ceacero F (2022). Influence of weather on the behaviour of reintroduced Przewalski's Horses in the Great Gobi B Strictly Protected Area (Mongolia). Implications for conservation. BMC Zoology, 7:32
Fořtová J, del Mar Campo M, Valenta J, Needham T, Řehák D, Lebedová N, Bartoň L, Klouček P, Bureš D (2022). Preferences and acceptance of Czech and Spanish consumers regarding beef with varying intramuscular fat content. Meat Science, 192:108912.
Gomez JA, Pérez-Barbería FJ, García A, Cappelli J, Chonco L, Ceacero F, Serrano MP, Landete-Castillejos T (2022). Animal, environmental and parental factors affecting antler growth period and casting date in red deer. Journal of Mammalogy, 103(1):169-177.
Hoffman LC, Pretorius K, Gouws PA, Marais J, Needham T (2022). Muscle yields and physical meat quality characteristics of hot- vs. cold-deboned ostrich (Struthio camelus) meat. Meat Science, 187:108770.
Hoffman LC, Silberbauer BL, Needham T, Bureš D, Kotrba R, Strydom P (2022). Physical meat quality characteristics of Angolan giraffe (Giraffa giraffa angolensis) as affected by sex and muscle. Meat Science, 192:108911.
Hrnková J, Golovchenko M, Musa AS, Needham T, Italiya J, Ceacero F, Kotrba R, Grubhoffer L, Rudenko N, Černý J (2022). Underestimated threat? Exotic farm animals and their potential role in tick-borne pathogens cycling. Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 9:996015.
Krunt O, Zita L, Kraus A, Bureš D, Needham T, Volek Z (2022). The effect of housing system on rabbit growth performance, carcass traits, and meat quality characteristics of different muscles. Meat Science, 193, 108953.
Lebedová N, Bureš D, Needham T, Fořtová J, Řehák D, Bartoň L (2022). Histological composition, physiochemical parameters, and organoleptic properties of three muscles from Fleckvieh bulls and heifers. Meat Science, 188, 108807.
Lojka B, Teutscherová N, Chládová A, Kala L, Szabó P, Martiník A, Weger J, Houška J, Červenka J, Kotrba R, Jobbiková J, Doležalová H, Snášelová M, Křcmářová J, Vávrová K, Králík T, Zavadil T, Lawson G (2022). Agroforestry in the Czech Republic: What Hampers the Comeback of a Once Traditional Land Use System? Agronomy:12, 69.
Mas-Carrió E, Schneider J, Nasanbat B, Samiya R, Buxton M, Nyamukondiwa C, Stoffel C, Augugliaro C, Ceacero F, Taberlet P, Glaizot O, Christe P, Fumagalli L (2022). Environmental DNA metabarcoding as a tool for biomonitoring of remote desert water bodies compared to camera trap survey. Environmental DNA, 4:580-595.
Mcayiya M, Needham T, Hoffman LC (2022). Physical properties during a 28-day ageing period of blesbok (Damaliscus pygargus phillipsi) Longissimus thoracis et lumborum and Biceps femoris muscles. Meat Science, 194:108979.
Needham T, Hoffman LC (2022). Species destined for non-traditional meat production: 1. African game species, cervids, ostriches, crocodiles and kangaroos. In: Preslaughter handling and slaughter of meat animals, Faucitano, L (Ed). Wageningen Academic Publishers.
Needham T, Musa AS, Kotrba R, Ceacero F, Hoffman LC, Lebedová N, Bureš D (2022). Carcass and offal yields of farmed common eland (Taurotragus oryx) males, as affected by age and immunocastration. Animals, 12, 2893.
Ny V, Needham T, Ceacero F (2022). Review on the potential of amino acids supplementation on performance and nutritional ecology of Cervids. Animal Nutrition, 11:391-401.
Pyszko M, Němeček P, Horák O, Páral V, Kotrba R, Hoffman LC, Robovský J (2022). Newly described anatomical opening on forelimb tendon in the artiodactyls and its relation to knee clicks. Scientific Reports, 12:4362.
Swiacka M, Ingram D, Bohm T, Ceacero F (2022). Perceptions and uses of pangolins (Pholidota) among remote rural communities in the Republic of the Congo: a baseline study from Odzala-Kokoua National Park. Conservation Science and Practice, 4:e12893.
Tajchman K, Janiszewski P, Steiner-Bogdaszewska Ż, Ceacero F (2022). Pre-rut behavioral changes in farmed red deer with reference to atmospheric conditions. South African Journal of Animal Science, 52:845-859.
Tajchman K, Ukalska-Jaruga A, Ceacero F, Pecio M, Steiner-Bogdaszewska Z (2022). Concentration of macroelements and trace elements in farmed fallow deer antlers depending on age. Animals, 12:3409.

2021

Bernátková A, Pařiková A, Cisneros R, Čupić S, Ceacero F (2021). Ecological effects on the nutritional value of bromeliads, and its influence on Andean bears´ diet selection. Ursus, 32:e21.
Čupić S, García AJ, Holá M, Ceacero F (2021). Evaluation of factors inducing variability of faecal nutrients in captive red deer under variable demands. Scientific Reports, 11:2341.
Gankhuyag G, Ceacero F, Yansanjav A, Hejcmanová P, Davaa L, Namkhaidorj S, Černá-Bolfíková B (2021) Long-term trends in livestock and wildlife interactions: do livestock numbers predict hunting of wolves, foxes, and rodents in Mongolian rangelands? Journal for Nature Conservation, 60:125969.
Hoffman LC, van Schalkwyk DL, Muller M, Needham T, McMillin KW (2021). Carcass Yields and Physical-Chemical Meat Quality Characteristics of Namibian Red Hartebeest (Alcelaphus buselaphus) as Influenced by Sex and Muscle. Foods, 10:2347.
Lebedová N, Bureš D, Needham T, Čítek J, Dlubalová Z, Stupka R, Bartoň L (2020). Histochemical characterisation of high-value beef muscles from different breeds, and its relation to tenderness. Livestock Science, 247:104468.
Musa AS, Needham T, Neradilova S, Kotrba R, Ganswindt A, Ceacero F (2021). Habituation of common eland (Taurotragus oryx) to intensive routine handling, and the effect of immunocastration thereon. Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 237:105294.
Nasanbat B, Ceacero F, Ravchig SA (2021). A small neighborhood well-organized: Seasonal and daily activity patterns of the community of large and mid-sized mammals around waterholes in the Gobi Desert, Mongolia. Frontiers in Zoology, 18:25.
Needham T, Engels RA, Hoffman LC (2021). Sensory characteristics of male impala (Aepyceros melampus) meat, produced under varying production systems and nutrition. Foods, 10:619.
Ny V, Houška M, Pavela R, Tříska J (2021). Potential benefits of incorporating Astragalus membranaceus into the diet of people undergoing disease treatment: An overview. Journal of Functional Foods, 77:104339
Rato C, Sillero N, Ceacero F, García-Munoz E, Carretero MA (2021). A survival story: evolutionary history of the Iberian Algyroides (Squamata: Lacertidae), an endemic lizard relict. Biodiversity and Conservation 30:2707-2729.
Šandlová K, Komárková M, Ceacero F (2021) Oh daddy where are thou: Social context modifies foals’ behaviour differently for colts and fillies. Journal of Equine Veterinary Science 100:103543

2020

Bureš D, Bartoň L, Kudrnáčová E, Kotrba R, Hoffman LC (2020). The Effect of Barley and Lysine Supplementation on the longissimus lumborum Meat Quality of Pasture-Raised Fallow Deer (Dama dama). Foods, 9:1255.
Cappelli J, Ceacero F, Landete-Castillejos T, Gallego L, García A (2020). Smaller does not mean worse: variation of roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) antlers from two distant populations in their mechanical and structural properties and mineral profile. Journal of Zoology, 311:66-75.
Cawthorn DM, Fitzhenry LB, Kotrba R, Bureš D, Hoffman LC (2020). Chemical Composition of Wild Fallow Deer (Dama dama) Meat from South Africa: A Preliminary Evaluation. Foods, 9:598.
Ceacero F, Clar MA, Ny V, Kotrba R (2020). Differential effects of ruminally-protected amino acids on fattening of fallow deer in two culling periods. Animal, 14:648-655.
Esattore B, Villagrán M, Pluháček J, Komárková M, Dušek A, Kotrba R, Bartošová J, Bartoš L (2020). To beat or not to beat: Behavioral plasticity during the antler growth period affects cortisol but not testosterone concentrations in red deer (Cervus elaphus) males. General and Comparative Endocrinology, 113552.
Hoffman L, van Schalkwyk D, Muller M, Needham T, van Rensburg B, McMillin K (2020). Carcass yields and physiochemical meat quality characteristics of Namibian gemsbok (Oryx gazella) as influenced by muscle, gender and age. Meat Science, 169: 108208.
Lázničková I, Fedorova T, Štolcová M, Kubátová A (2020). Urinary reproductive hormones influence seed germination within diluted urine of heifers: alternative pregnancy diagnostic method. Journal of Animal and Plant Sciences, 46:8090-8099.
Lebedová N, Needham T, Čítek J, Okrouhlá M, Zadinová K, Pokorná K, Stupka R (2020). Comparison of?two muscle fibre staining techniques and their relation to?pork quality traits. Czech Journal of Animal Sciences, 65:193-204.
Needham T, Kotrba R, Hoffman L, Bureš D (2020). Ante-and post-mortem strategies to improve the meat quality of high-value muscles harvested from farmed male common eland (Taurotragus oryx). Meat Science, 186:108183.
Needham T, Laubser J, Kotrba R, Bureš D, Hoffman L (2020). Influence of ageing on the physical qualities of the longissimus thoracis et lumborum and biceps femoris muscles from male and female free-ranging common eland (Taurotragus oryx). Meat Science, 159:107922.
Needham T, Engels RA, Bureš D, Kotrba R, van Rensburg BJ, Hoffman LC (2020). Carcass Yields and Physiochemical Meat Quality of Semi-extensive and Intensively Farmed Impala (Aepyceros melampus). Foods, 9:418.
Needham T, Engels RA, Hoffman LC (2020). Physical Changes during Post-Mortem Ageing of High-Value Impala (Aepyceros Melampus) Steaks. Applied Sciences, 10:4485.
Needham T, van Zyl K, Hoffman LC (2020). Correlations between PORCUS classification and androstenone in boars, and effects of cooking methods thereon. South African Journal of Animal Science, 50:120-128.
Needham T, Gous RM, Lambrechts H, Pieterse E, Hoffman LC (2020). Combined effect of dietary protein, ractopamine, and immunocastration on boar taint compounds, and using testicle parameters as an indicator of success. Foods, 9:1665.
Ny V, Kotrba R, Cappelli J, Bureš D, Clar MA, García AJ, Landete-Castillejos T, Bartoň L, Ceacero F (2020). Effects of Lysine and Methionine supplementation on first antler growth in fallow deer (Dama dama). Small Ruminant Research, 187:106119.
Šandlová K, Komarková M, Ceacero F (2020). Daddy, daddy cool: stallion-foal relationships in a socially-natural herd of Exmoor ponies. Animal Cognition, 23:781-793.

2019

Ceacero F (2019). Multiple physiological constraints affect the antler growth, morphology and evolution. Journal of Morphology, S71-S72.
Ceacero F, Komárková M, García AJ, Gallego L (2019). Different maternal investment strategies for male and female calves in a polygynous mammal. Current Zoology, 65:269-277.
Ceacero F, Villagrán M, Gambín-Pozo P, García AJ, Cappelli J, Ungerfeld R (2019). Better antlers when surrounded by females? The social context influence mineralization in pampas deer (Ozotozeros bezoarticus). Ethology, Ecology and Evolution, 31:358-368.
Černý J, Buyannemekh B, Needham T, Gankhuyag G, Oyuntsetseg D (2019). Hard ticks and tick-borne pathogens in Mongolia—A review. Ticks and Tick-Borne Diseases, 10:101268.
Fitzhenry LB, Cawthorn DM, Muchenje V, Bures D, Kotrba R, Hoffman LC (2019). Carcass composition and yields of wild fallow deer (Dama dama) in South Africa. African Journal of Wildlife Research, 49:100–110.
Kolbábek P, Maxová P, Kouřimská L, Lukešová D, Kotrba R (2019). Sensory evaluation of liver/meat pâtés made from fresh or frozen eland meat and beef. Scientia Agriculturae Bohemica, 50:71-79.
Kudrnáčová E, Bureš D, Bartoň L, Kotrba R, Ceacero F, Hoffman L, Kouřimská L (2019). The effect of barley and Lysine supplementation of pasture-based diet on growth, carcass composition and physical quality attributes of meat from farmed fallow deer (Dama dama). Animals, 9:33.
Needham T, Lambrechts H, Hoffman LC (2019). Extending the interval between second vaccination and slaughter: I. Effects on growth, scrotal size and stress response of immunocastrated ram lambs. Animal, 13:1952-1961.
Needham T, Lambrechts H, Hoffman LC (2019). Extension of the interval between second vaccination and slaughter: II. Changes in the reproductive capacity of immunocastrated ram lambs. Animal, 13:1962-1971.
Needham T, Lambrechts H, Hoffman LC (2019). Influence of immunocastration vaccine administration on serum androgen concentration and testis activity in ram lambs. Small Ruminants Research, 170:82-90.
Needham T, Laubser JG, Kotrba R, Bureš D, Hoffman LC (2019). Sex influence on muscle yield and physiochemical characteristics of common eland (Taurotragus oryx) meat. Meat Science, 152:41-48.
Needham T, Laubser J, Kotrba R, Bureš D, Smyth H, Hoffman L (2019). Sensory characteristics of the longissimus thoracis et lumborum and biceps femoris muscles from male and female common eland (Taurotragus oryx). Meat Science, 158:107918.
Pebriansyah A, Lukešová D, Knížková I, Silberová P, Kunc P (2019). The effect of natural phytoadditive Silybum marianum on performance in broiler rabbits. Scientia Agriculturae Bohemica, 50:40-45.
Pluháček J, Ceacero F, Garguláková A, Kubičková S, Komárková M, King SRB, Moehlman P, Schoenecker K, Šimek J, Brandlová K, Gloneková M (Eds.) (2019). 2nd International Wild Equid Conference. Book of Abstracts. Czech University of Life Sciences Prague. 215 pp.
Ros-Santaella JL, Kotrba R, Pintus E (2019). High-energy diet enhances spermatogenic function and increases sperm midpiece length in fallow deer (Dama dama) yearlings. Royal Society Open Science, 6:181972.
Zelenka L Knížková I, Lukešová D, Kunc P (2019) Study on the Effects of Sex and Age on Proximal Femoral Fractures in Two Culturally Diverse Countries. Acta Chirurgiae Orthopaedicae et Traumatologiae Cechoslovaca, 86:330-333.

2018

Bordes CNM, Ceacero F, Kotrba R (2018). Cues and mechanisms for lateral exposure preference in the common eland (Taurotragus oryx). Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 72:120.
Cappelli J, García AJ, Kotrba R, Gambin P, Landete-Castillejos T, Gallego L, Ceacero F (2018). Internal bone in Common eland's horn: composition and mechanical properties of an spiral fighting structure. Journal of Anatomy, 232:72-79.
Cawthorn DM, Fitzhenry LB, Muchenje V, Bureš D, Kotrba R, Hoffman LC (2018). Physical quality attributes of male and female wild fallow deer (Dama dama) muscles. Meat Science, 137:168-175.
Ceacero F, Gaspar-López E, García AJ, Landete-Castillejos T, Gallego L (2018). Social rank affects the hematological profile in red deer hinds. Veterinary Record, 182:436.
Kubátová A, Fedorova T (2018). Urinalysis of pregnant and non-pregnant alpacas (Vicugna pacos) and bactrian camels (Camelus bactrianus). Journal of Camel Practice and Research, 25:303-306.
Needham T, Lambrechts H, Hoffman LC (2018). Application of immunocastration in a commercial Dohne Merino ram flock before weaning: a technical note. South African Journal of Animal Science, 48:1115-1120.
Pavlik A, Slama P, Bures D, Kotrba R (2018). Effect of feeding on growth and blood biochemistry of male fallow deer. Journal of Microbiology, Biotechnology and Food Sciences, 8:911-913.
Zelenka L, Alt J, Knížková I, Kunc P, Lukešová D (2018). Epidemiological study of the influence of gender, age, mobility and accident time on fractures of the proximal femur. Acta Chirurgiae Orthopaedicae et Traumatologiae Cechoslovaca, 85:40-45.

Contact

Team mail: apbteam@outlook.com
Team coordinator: doc. Francisco Ceacero Herrador Ph.D.; ceacero@ftz.czu.cz; +420 22438 3457

Team news

27.4.2021

Dr. Francisco Ceacero from FTA became a guest editor in journal Symmetry

Dear colleagues, It is my pleasure to invite you for contributions to a new special issue of the journal Symmetry (JIF=2.645, Q2 in Multidisciplinary Sciences) with the topic “Fluctuating Asymmetry in Ungulates”, for which I will be guest editor together with Dr. Roberta Chirichella from the University of Sassari, Italy.

7.7.2020

Daddy, daddy cool – new research on stallion-foal relationships in Exmoor ponies.

Paternal behaviour of stallions was revealed in the study of our team members in collaboration with colleagues from the University of South Bohemia, which was recently published in the prestigious journal Animal Cognition.

19.6.2020

Field work on Aruba

In 2018 researchers Prof. Daniela Lukešová and Dr. Jiří Černý from Faculty of Tropical AgriSciences (CZU Prague), initiated field work on Aruba in the Caribbean Sea, focusing their study area to the surrounding districts of Oranjestad