Organs and content of the gastro-intestinal tract (GIT) of marine mammals are relevant for a variety of investigations and provide data to researchers from different fields. Currently used protocols applied to the GIT for specific analysis limit the possibility to execute other investigations and important information could be lost. To ensure a proper sample collection and a multidisciplinary investigation of the GIT of marine mammals, a new multi-sieves tool and a specific protocol have been developed. This new device and approach allowed the simultaneous sampling of the GIT and its content for the main investigations concerned. The samples collected during these preliminary trials were suitable to perform all the different research procedures considered in this work. The obtained results show that with a few and easy procedural adjustments, a multidisciplinary sampling and evaluation of the GIT of marine mammals is possible. This will reduce the risk of losing important data aimed at understanding the cause of death of the animal, but also biology and ecology of marine mammals, and other important data for their conservation and habitats management.

Corazzola, G., Baini, M., Grattarola, C., Panti, C., Marcer, F., Garibaldi, F., et al. (2021). Analysis of the gastro-intestinal tract of marine mammals: A multidisciplinary approach with a new multi-sieves tool. ANIMALS, 11(6) [10.3390/ani11061824].

Analysis of the gastro-intestinal tract of marine mammals: A multidisciplinary approach with a new multi-sieves tool

Baini M.;Panti C.;Mancusi C.;Galli M.;Fossi M. C.;
2021-01-01

Abstract

Organs and content of the gastro-intestinal tract (GIT) of marine mammals are relevant for a variety of investigations and provide data to researchers from different fields. Currently used protocols applied to the GIT for specific analysis limit the possibility to execute other investigations and important information could be lost. To ensure a proper sample collection and a multidisciplinary investigation of the GIT of marine mammals, a new multi-sieves tool and a specific protocol have been developed. This new device and approach allowed the simultaneous sampling of the GIT and its content for the main investigations concerned. The samples collected during these preliminary trials were suitable to perform all the different research procedures considered in this work. The obtained results show that with a few and easy procedural adjustments, a multidisciplinary sampling and evaluation of the GIT of marine mammals is possible. This will reduce the risk of losing important data aimed at understanding the cause of death of the animal, but also biology and ecology of marine mammals, and other important data for their conservation and habitats management.
2021
Corazzola, G., Baini, M., Grattarola, C., Panti, C., Marcer, F., Garibaldi, F., et al. (2021). Analysis of the gastro-intestinal tract of marine mammals: A multidisciplinary approach with a new multi-sieves tool. ANIMALS, 11(6) [10.3390/ani11061824].
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