Publications
| mycobacterium avium subsp. avium found in raptors exposed to infected domestic fowl. | we report a case of a falcon breeding facility, where raptors (both diurnal and nocturnal) were raised in contact with domestic fowl (gallus gallus f. domesticus) infected by mycobacterium avium subsp. avium. fecal and environmental samples from 20 raptors and four common ravens (corvus corax) were collected. mycobacterium a. avium dna was detected in feces of four raptors (bald eagle [haliaeetus leucocephalus], eagle owl [bubo bubo], barn owl [tyto alba], and little owl [athene noctua]) using t ... | 2013 | 24283140 |
| lead in piscivorous raptors during breeding season in the chesapeake bay region of maryland and virginia, usa. | sources of lead exposure of many bird species are poorly understood. we analyzed blood lead concentrations from osprey (n = 244; pandion haliaetus) and bald eagles (n = 68; haliaeetus leucocephalus) and documented potential sources of lead they may encounter. adult bald eagles had higher blood lead concentrations than did adult osprey. however, blood lead concentrations of nestlings were similar for both species. although 62% of osprey had detectable lead concentrations ( x¯ = 1.99 ± 4.02 μg/dl ... | 2019 | 30698866 |