| fluorosis as a probable cause of chronic lameness in free ranging eastern grey kangaroos (macropus giganteus). | a population of eastern grey kangaroos (macropus giganteus) inhabiting heathland and farmland surrounding an aluminum smelter at portland, victoria, australia, exhibited clinical signs of lameness. an investigation was undertaken to determine the cause of this lameness. hematology, necropsy, histopathology, fecal egg count, total worm count, reproductive status, and the population age range were examined and failed to reveal any additional underlying disease state. the specific problem of lamene ... | 2006 | 17315432 |
| chronic phalaris toxicity in eastern grey kangaroos (macropus giganteus). | seven eastern grey kangaroos (macropus giganteus) grazing pastures including phalaris spp. in victoria showed neurological deficits characterised by ataxia, head tremors and collapse. gross examination of the brains and spinal cords of affected kangaroos showed a greenish discolouration in several regions of the grey matter. histologically, intracytoplasmic accumulation of pigment granules was detected in the neurons, most prominently in the thalamus, brainstem and ventral horns of the spinal co ... | 2014 | 25424766 |
| interspecific variation in the diets of herbivores in an industrial environment: implications for exposure to fluoride emissions. | atmospheric fluorides (gaseous and particulate) are deposited on, and absorbed by, vegetation. ingested fluoride accumulates in calcified tissues of vertebrates, and if it is excessive, it may lead to dental and skeletal fluorosis. the prevalence, form and severity of the effects vary greatly between species. foraging strategy can be an important determinant of fluoride exposure in herbivores, because foliar fluoride concentrations vary between plant species, for example, according to vertical a ... | 2016 | 26873827 |
| bone fluoride concentrations of eastern grey kangaroos (macropus giganteus) resident near an aluminium smelter in south-eastern australia. | lesions of skeletal and dental fluorosis have been described recently in eastern grey kangaroos (macropus giganteus). the present study further examined the epidemiology of skeletal fluorosis in this species. bone fluoride concentrations were obtained from a range of skeletal sites of animals from a high (portland aluminium) and a low (cape bridgewater) fluoride environment in victoria, australia. age, but not sex, affected the mean bone fluoride concentration of kangaroos. for a given age, bone ... | 2011 | 21553258 |
| the efficacy of anthelmintic drugs against nematodes infecting free-ranging eastern grey kangaroos, macropus giganteus. | effective anthelmintics are valuable tools for biologists conducting manipulative field experiments to examine effects of parasites on wildlife. however, before such experiments are carried out the efficacy of these drugs must be determined. we conducted three field experiments (may 2010-september 2011) on free-ranging eastern grey kangaroos (macropus giganteus) at a golf course in victoria, australia, treating animals with the anthelmintic drugs moxidectin (subcutaneous, 1 mg/kg, 2 mg/kg), iver ... | 2013 | 23778602 |