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United States Department of Agriculture Customer: 3416 Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Inspection Date: 04-MAY-15 Animal Inspected at Last Inspection Cust No Cert No Site Site Name Inspection 3416 91-C-0003 001 METRO PARKS TACOMA 04-MAY-15 Count Species 000001 Canadian lynx 000006 Harbor seal 000001 Reindeer 000001 Dog Adult 000003 Muskox 000010 Slender-tailed meerkat 000004 Oriental small-clawed otter 000007 Clouded leopard 000002 Anoa 000001 Kinkajou 000001 Indian flying fox 000002 Asiatic elephant 000001 Striped skunk 000002 White-nosed coati 000002 Arctic fox 000001 Fishing cat 000003 Walrus 000001 Prehensile-tailed porcupine 000001 Dromedary camel 000001 Southern three-banded armadillo 000001 American beaver 000006 Sea otter 000002 White-cheeked gibbon 000004 Indian crested porcupine 000006 Tiger 000003 Polar bear 000011 Goat 000001 Black lemur 000002 Siamang 000002 Siamang 000001 Aardvark Red wolf 000001 Linnes two-toed sloth 000002 Straw-coloured fruit bat 000003 Parma wallaby 000003 Ring-tailed lemur 000002 European rabbit 000006 Dumbo Rat 000001 Four-toed hedgehog 000019 Damaraland Mole Rat Count Species 000127 Total United States Department of Agriculture Customer: 3416 Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Inspection Date: 09-JUL-14 Animal Inspected at Last Inspection Cust No Cert No Site Site Name Inspection 3416 91-C-0003 001 METRO PARKS TACOMA 09-JUL-14 Count Species 000001 Canadian lynx 000006 Harbor seal 000003 Reindeer 000001 Dog Adult 000004 Muskox 000017 Slender-tailed meerkat 000004 Oriental small-clawed otter 000007 Clouded leopard 000002 Anoa 000001 Kinkajou 000001 Indian flying fox 000001 Virginia opossum 000002 Asiatic elephant 000001 Striped skunk 000002 White-nosed coati 000002 Arctic fox 000001 Fishing cat 000003 Walrus 000001 Prehensile-tailed porcupine 000009 Dromedary camel 000001 Southern three-banded armadillo 000001 American beaver 000006 Sea otter 000002 White-cheeked gibbon 000001 Indian crested porcupine 000006 Tiger 000003 Polar bear 000016 Goat 000004 Black lemur 000002 Siamang 000001 Siamang 000001 Aardvark 000001 Grey/gray wolf 000056 Red wolf 000002 Linnes two-toed sloth 000002 Straw-coloured fruit bat 000001 Parma wallaby 000002 Ring-tailed lemur 000002 European rabbit 000004 Dumbo Rat Count Species 000001 Four-toed hedgehog 000019 Damaraland Mole Rat 000203 Total United States Department of Agriculture Customer: 3416 Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Inspection Date: 26-JUL-16 Animal Inspected at Last Inspection Cust No Cert No Site Site Name Inspection 3416 91-C-0003 001 METRO PARKS TACOMA 26-JUL-16 Count Species 000001 Canadian lynx 000004 Harbor seal 000001 Reindeer 000001 Dog Adult 000001 Muskox 000017 Slender-tailed meerkat 000004 Oriental small-clawed otter 000010 Clouded leopard 000002 Anoa 000001 European polecat 000001 Kinkajou 000001 Indian flying fox 000001 Virginia opossum 000002 Asiatic elephant 000001 Striped skunk 000001 White-nosed coati 000002 Arctic fox 000002 Walrus 000001 Prehensile-tailed porcupine 000002 Dromedary camel 000001 Southern three-banded armadillo 000003 California sealion 000002 American beaver 000001 Serval 000002 Sea otter 000004 Domesticated Guinea pig 000002 White-cheeked gibbon 000001 Malayan tapir 000004 Indian crested porcupine 000005 Tiger 000002 Polar bear 000017 Goat 000001 Black lemur 000002 Siamang 000001 Aardvark 000003 Ruffed lemur 000002 Grey/gray wolf 000060 Red wolf 000001 Linnes two-toed sloth 000002 Straw-coloured fruit bat Count Species 000004 Parma wallaby 000002 Ring-tailed lemur 000001 European rabbit 000006 Dumbo Rat 000001 Four-toed hedgehog 000006 Damaraland Mole Rat 000192 Total United States Department of Agriculture Customer: 3416 Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Inspection Date: 05-MAY-15 Animal Inspected at Last Inspection Cust No Cert No Site Site Name Inspection 3416 91-C-0003 002 METRO PARKS TACOMA 05-MAY-15 Count Species 000002 Canadian lynx 000030 Sika deer 000001 American badger 000001 Virginia opossum 000003 Striped skunk 000003 Moose 000002 Raccoon 000001 American beaver 000001 Wolverine 000001 Puma/mountain lion/cougar 000002 North American black bear 000002 Brown bear 000002 Coyote 000021 American bison 000002 Bobcat 000002 North American river otter 000002 Fisher 000002 Rocky Mountain goat 000004 Grey/gray wolf 000005 Red fox 000002 Asian Particolored Bat 000028 Bighorn sheep 000033 Elk 000012 Caribou 000164 Total United States Department of Agriculture Customer: 3416 Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Inspection Date: 07-JUL-16 Animal Inspected at Last Inspection Cust No Cert No Site Site Name Inspection 3416 91-C-0003 002 METRO PARKS TACOMA 07-JUL-16 Count Species 000002 Canadian lynx 000039 Red deer 000001 American badger 000001 Virginia opossum 000002 Striped skunk 000005 Moose 000001 California bat 000002 Raccoon 000006 American beaver 000001 Wolverine 000001 Puma/mountain lion/cougar 000002 North American black bear 000001 Brown bear 000003 Coyote 000002 North American porcupine 000024 American bison 000002 Bobcat 000002 North American river otter 000002 Fisher 000002 Rocky Mountain goat 000003 Grey/gray wolf 000005 Red fox 000030 Bighorn sheep 000027 Elk 000015 Caribou 000001 PYGMY RABBIT 000182 Total United States Department of Agriculture Customer: 3416 Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Inspection Date: 22-JUL-14 Animal Inspected at Last Inspection Cust No Cert No Site Site Name Inspection 3416 91-C-0003 002 METRO PARKS TACOMA 22-JUL-14 Count Species 000002 Canadian lynx 000030 Sika deer 000001 American badger 000001 Virginia opossum 000003 Striped skunk 000003 Moose 000002 Raccoon 000001 American beaver 000001 Wolverine 000001 Puma/mountain lion/cougar 000002 North American black bear 000002 Brown bear 000002 Coyote 000021 American bison 000002 Bobcat 000002 North American river otter 000002 Fisher 000002 Rocky Mountain goat 000004 Grey/gray wolf 000005 Red fox 000002 Asian Particolored Bat 000028 Bighorn sheep 000033 Elk 000012 Caribou 000164 Total United States Department of Agriculture Customer: 3419 Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Inspection Date: 10-APR-15 Animal Inspected at Last Inspection Cust No Cert No Site Site Name Inspection 3419 91-C-0006 001 OLYMPIC GAME FARM INC. 10-APR-15 Count Species 000000 Canadian lynx 000000 Arctic fox 000019 Yak 000000 Raccoon 000002 Lion 000003 Puma/mountain lion/cougar 000005 North American black bear 000013 Brown bear 000004 Tiger 000006 Goat 000105 Fallow deer 000019 American bison 000001 Bobcat 000003 Common zebra 000005 Gunnisons prairie dog 000010 Grey/gray wolf 000028 Llama 000031 Elk 000254 Total TLECROY United States Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service 2016082568021232 Insp_id Inspection Report Olympic Game Farm Inc. Customer ID: 3419 1423 Ward Road Certificate: 91-C-0006 Sequim, WA 98382 Site: 001 OLYMPIC GAME FARM, INC. Type: ROUTINE INSPECTION Date: 15-NOV-2016 No non-compliant items identified during this inspection. This inspection and exit interview were conducted with facility President. TOM LECROY, A C I Prepared By: Date: TOM LECROY USDA, APHIS, Animal Care 29-NOV-2016 Title: ANIMAL CARE INSPECTOR 5029 Received By: (b)(6), (b)(7)(c) Date: Title: PRESIDENT 29-NOV-2016 Page 1 of 1 United States Department of Agriculture Customer: 3419 Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Inspection Date: 15-NOV-16 Animal Inspected at Last Inspection Cust No Cert No Site Site Name Inspection 3419 91-C-0006 001 OLYMPIC GAME FARM INC. 15-NOV-16 Count Species 000001 Canadian lynx 000012 Sika deer 000001 Arctic fox 000023 Yak 000002 Mule deer 000003 Raccoon 000003 Puma/mountain lion/cougar 000003 North American black bear 000015 Brown bear 000001 Coyote 000003 Tiger 000012 Goat 000119 Fallow deer 000038 American bison 000001 Bobcat 000002 Common zebra 000030 Gunnisons prairie dog 000009 Grey/gray wolf 000027 Llama 000025 Elk 000330 Total United States Department of Agriculture Customer: 3419 Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Inspection Date: 16-JUN-15 Animal Inspected at Last Inspection Cust No Cert No Site Site Name Inspection 3419 91-C-0006 001 OLYMPIC GAME FARM INC. 16-JUN-15 Count Species 000001 Canadian lynx 000011 Sika deer 000001 Arctic fox 000019 Yak 000003 Raccoon 000001 Lion 000003 Puma/mountain lion/cougar 000003 North American black bear 000013 Brown bear 000001 Coyote 000003 Tiger 000008 Goat 000103 Fallow deer 000029 American bison 000001 Bobcat 000002 Common zebra 000030 Gunnisons prairie dog 000009 Grey/gray wolf 000027 Llama 000031 Elk 000299 Total United States Department of Agriculture Customer: 3419 Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Inspection Date: 18-FEB-16 Animal Inspected at Last Inspection Cust No Cert No Site Site Name Inspection 3419 91-C-0006 001 OLYMPIC GAME FARM INC. 18-FEB-16 Count Species 000001 Canadian lynx 000012 Sika deer 000001 Arctic fox 000023 Yak 000003 Raccoon 000003 Puma/mountain lion/cougar 000003 North American black bear 000012 Brown bear 000001 Coyote 000003 Tiger 000012 Goat 000118 Fallow deer 000029 American bison 000001 Bobcat 000002 Common zebra 000030 Gunnisons prairie dog 000009 Grey/gray wolf 000027 Llama 000027 Elk 000317 Total United States Department of Agriculture Customer: 3419 Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Inspection Date: 25-JUN-14 Animal Inspected at Last Inspection Cust No Cert No Site Site Name Inspection 3419 91-C-0006 001 OLYMPIC GAME FARM INC. 25-JUN-14 Count Species 000001 Canadian lynx 000001 Arctic fox 000019 Yak 000005 Raccoon 000002 Lion 000003 Puma/mountain
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  • Prion Protein Gene (PRNP) Variants and Evidence for Strong Purifying Selection in Functionally Important Regions of Bovine Exon 3

    Prion Protein Gene (PRNP) Variants and Evidence for Strong Purifying Selection in Functionally Important Regions of Bovine Exon 3

    Prion protein gene (PRNP) variants and evidence for strong purifying selection in functionally important regions of bovine exon 3 Christopher M. Seabury†, Rodney L. Honeycutt†‡, Alejandro P. Rooney§, Natalie D. Halbert†, and James N. Derr†¶ †Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843-4467; ‡Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843-2258; and §National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Peoria, IL 61604-3999 Communicated by James E. Womack, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, September 1, 2004 (received for review December 19, 2003) Amino acid replacements encoded by the prion protein gene indel polymorphism has not been observed within the octapep- (PRNP) have been associated with transmissible and hereditary tide repeat region of ovine PRNP exon 3 (8, 10–20), whereas spongiform encephalopathies in mammalian species. However, an studies of cattle and other bovine species have yielded three indel association between bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) and isoforms possessing five to seven octapeptide repeats (20–31). bovine PRNP exon 3 has not been detected. Moreover, little is Despite the importance of cattle both to agricultural practices currently known regarding the mechanisms of evolution influenc- worldwide and to the global economy, surprisingly little is known ing the bovine PRNP gene. Therefore, in this study we evaluated about PRNP allelic diversity for cattle collectively and͞or how the patterns of nucleotide variation associated with PRNP exon 3 this gene evolves in this lineage. In addition, although several for 36 breeds of domestic cattle and representative samples for 10 nondomesticated species of Bovinae contracted transmissible additional species of Bovinae.