Department of Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Belgrade, Serbia.
Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Belgrade, Serbia.
Vet Q. 2023 Dec;43(1):1-10. doi: 10.1080/01652176.2023.2273887. Epub 2023 Nov 1.
The lifespan of the European hare (Lepus europaeus P.) is affected by a number of negative factors, including pollutants. In this paper, the individual and joint influence of age and habitat (elevation and distance from the thermal power plant - TPP) on pathomorphological findings of hares shot during three hunting seasons was investigated. Pathomorphological changes were found in 95.12% of hares. In hares up to 1 year of age, the changes were predominant in the lungs, and in older hares, in the kidneys. Degenerative changes in kidneys and liver and inflammatory changes in kidneys and lungs were considered important most in discussing the influence of chemical pollution. The proximity of TPP influenced the type of changes in the liver. A significant joint effect of age and elevation on the type of changes in the lungs of adult hares and on the heart of young hares was found. Elevation and distance from TPP had a joint effect on the occurrence of changes in the lungs, intestines, and heart in hares from the field farther from TPP. The results indicate that the hares were highly exposed to chemical pollutants that may affect their immunity, and lifespan.
欧洲野兔（Lepus europaeus P.）的寿命受到许多负面因素的影响，包括污染物。在本文中，研究了年龄和栖息地（海拔和与热电厂的距离-TPP）对三个狩猎季节中射杀的野兔的病理形态学发现的个体和联合影响。在 95.12%的野兔中发现了病理形态变化。在 1 岁以下的野兔中，变化主要发生在肺部，而在年龄较大的野兔中，变化主要发生在肾脏。在讨论化学污染的影响时，肾脏和肝脏的退行性变化以及肾脏和肺部的炎症变化被认为是最重要的。TPP 的接近程度影响了肝脏变化的类型。发现在成年野兔的肺部和幼年野兔的心脏中，年龄和海拔的联合作用对成年野兔肺部和幼年野兔心脏的变化类型有重要影响。海拔和与 TPP 的距离对来自远离 TPP 的田野的野兔的肺部、肠道和心脏的变化发生有联合影响。结果表明，野兔受到了可能影响其免疫力和寿命的化学污染物的高度暴露。
