Reintroduction of the European beaver (Castor fiber L.) into Serbia and return of its parasite: the case of Stichorchis subtriquentrus
2009
Cirovic, D., University of Belgrade, Belgrade (Serbia). Faculty of Biology | Pavlovic, I., Scientific Veterinary Institute of Serbia, Belgrade (Serbia) | Ivetic, V., Scientific Veterinary Institute of Serbia, Belgrade (Serbia) | Milenkovic, M., Institute for Biological Research Sinisa Stankovic, Belgrade (Serbia) | Radovic, I., University of Belgrade, Belgrade (Serbia). Faculty of Security Studies | Savic, B., Scientific Veterinary Institute of Serbia, Belgrade (Serbia)
After becoming extinct in the second half of the 20th century, the European beaver (Castor fiber L., 1758) was successfully reintroduced from Bavaria into Serbia during 2004-2005. In the necrospy of an adult female beaver (found dead in December of 2007), we discovered some parasites identified as Stichorchis subtriquetrus in the colon and the peritoneal area. This is the first occurrence of the given specific parasite of beavers in Serbia. Decoding of a subcutaneous implanted microchip has confirmed that our specimen was one of the released beavers. We therefore conclude that the parasite in question was reintroduced into Serbia with the beavers originating from Bavaria.
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