| a survey of free-living falconiform birds for salmonella. | of 105 migrating falconiform birds of 7 species examined for salmonella shedding in new jersey, 2 (1.9%) were positive for salmonella spp. both positive birds were immature red-tailed hawks (buteo jamaicensis). salmonella enteritidis and s newport were the serotypes isolated. neither serotype expressed multiple resistance when tested against a panel of 12 antimicrobial drugs. | 1986 | 3506002 |
| hematozoa of raptors from southern new jersey and adjacent areas. | blood smears from 259 birds of 12 species, representing four families of raptors, from new jersey, pennsylvania, delaware, and virginia were examined for blood parasites. infected birds constituted 59.1% of the total. birds were infected with one or more of the following genera of protozoa: leucocytozoon (43.2%); haemoproteus (21.6%); plasmodium (1.2%); and trypanosoma (1.2%). blood culture of 142 raptors of 11 species for trypanosoma revealed a prevalence of 41.5%. plasmodium circumflexum is re ... | 1985 | 3981737 |
| liver lead concentrations in raptors in new jersey, usa, 2008-2010. | lead exposure in new jersey raptors was assessed by analyzing liver samples from carcasses obtained from wildlife rehabilitators. samples were collected from 221 individuals representing 13 species. concentrations were within the range of normal background exposure in 12 species. one red-tailed hawk had a liver lead concentration consistent with clinical poisoning (7.4 μg/g wet weight), which represents an incidence of 1% (1/104) in that species and 0.5% (1/221) in the overall sample. a second r ... | 2011 | 21647842 |
| anticoagulant rodenticides in red-tailed hawks, buteo jamaicensis, and great horned owls, bubo virginianus, from new jersey, usa, 2008-2010. | liver samples from red-tailed hawks (buteo jamaicensis) and great horned owls (bubo virginianus) were analyzed for anticoagulant rodenticides. residues of one or more second generation anticoagulant rodenticides (sgars) were detected in 81 % of red-tailed hawks and 82 % of great horned owls. the most frequently detected sgar was brodifacoum, which was detected in 76 % of red-tailed hawks and 73 % of great horned owls. bromadiolone was detected in 20 % of red-tailed hawks and 27 % of great horned ... | 2014 | 24158357 |