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January 1, 1987

Quarterly Wildlife Mortality Report January 1987- March 1987 Quarterly Wildlife Mortality Report January 1987- March 1987

No abstract available.

Authors

K. A. Converse, R. Windingstad, J. C. Franson, T. Roffe

Ecosystems Mission Area, National Wildlife Health Center

January 1, 1987

Quarterly Wildlife Mortality Report July 1986- September 1986 Quarterly Wildlife Mortality Report July 1986- September 1986

No abstract available.

Authors

J. C. Franson, R. Windingstad, K. A. Converse, T. Roffe

Ecosystems Mission Area, National Wildlife Health Center

January 1, 1987

Field Guide to Wildlife Diseases: Volume 1. General Field Procedures and Diseases of Migratory Birds Field Guide to Wildlife Diseases: Volume 1. General Field Procedures and Diseases of Migratory Birds

No abstract available.

Authors

M. Friend, C.J. Laitman, R.S. Kampen

Ecosystems Mission Area, National Wildlife Health Center

January 1, 1987

Lead poisoning in Canada geese on Plum Island, Massachusetts (USA) Lead poisoning in Canada geese on Plum Island, Massachusetts (USA)

During December 1983 and early January 1984, about 200 Canada geese (Branta canadensis) died of lead poisoning at Parker River National Wildlife Refuge on Plum Island, Massachusetts. In an effort to determine the source of lead, 100 bottom samples were taken from a refuge impoundment where much of the mortality/morbidity occurred. An average of 157,150 pellets/ha was found with a range...

Authors

R. M. Windingstad, L. S. Hinds

Ecosystems Mission Area, National Wildlife Health Center

January 1, 1987

The Global Importance of Type C Botulism in Wild Birds The Global Importance of Type C Botulism in Wild Birds

No abstract available.

Authors

W. I. Jensen, J.I. Price

Ecosystems Mission Area, National Wildlife Health Center

January 1, 1986

Obituary and comments: Dr. Wayne I. Jensen Obituary and comments: Dr. Wayne I. Jensen

No abstract available.

Authors

M. Friend

Ecosystems Mission Area, National Wildlife Health Center

January 1, 1986

Isolation of a poxvirus from a house finch, Carpodacus mexicanus (Muller) Isolation of a poxvirus from a house finch, Carpodacus mexicanus (Muller)

No abstract available.

Authors

D. E. Docherty, Renee I. Romaine-Long

Ecosystems Mission Area, National Wildlife Health Center

January 1, 1986

Avian tuberculosis and salmonellosis in a whooping crane (Grus americana) Avian tuberculosis and salmonellosis in a whooping crane (Grus americana)

The whooping crane has been the subject of intensive scientific study and management because it is an endangered species and has high public interest. Programs have been developed to identify critical habitat, to increase production through captive breeding, and in recent years, to use sandhill cranes (Grus canadensis) as surrogate parents in establishing new populations of wild whooping...

Authors

R. K. Stroud, C.O. Thoen, R. M. Duncan

Ecosystems Mission Area, National Wildlife Health Center

January 1, 1986

Inclusion body disease of cranes: Comparison of pathologic findings in cranes with acquired vs. experimentally induced disease Inclusion body disease of cranes: Comparison of pathologic findings in cranes with acquired vs. experimentally induced disease

Inclusion body disease of cranes was the cause of death in 17 immature and mature cranes of 5 different species in Wisconsin. A herpesvirus of unknown origin was the apparent cause. An isolate of this herpesvirus was used to experimentally infect 3 species of cranes. Macroscopic and microscopic lesions associated with naturally acquired and experimentally induced disease were essentially...

Authors

J. C. Schuh, L. Sileo, Lynne M. Siegfried, Thomas M. Yuill

Ecosystems Mission Area, National Wildlife Health Center

January 1, 1986

Blood protoporphyrin for detecting lead exposure in canvasbacks Blood protoporphyrin for detecting lead exposure in canvasbacks

No abstract available.

Authors

J. Christian Franson, G. Michael Haramis, Matthew C. Perry, John F. Moore

Ecosystems Mission Area, Eastern Ecological Science Center, National Wildlife Health Center

January 1, 1986

Prairie restoration at the National Wildlife Health Laboratory (Wisconsin) Prairie restoration at the National Wildlife Health Laboratory (Wisconsin)

The National Wildlife Health Laboratory (NWHL), U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in Madison are in the process of a 7-ha prairie restoration project on their lands to create a microcosmic representation of presettlement Wisconsin. Visiting scientists, personnel from local schools and universities, and neighboring public will eventually be able to use this land for its educational and...

Authors

R. M. Windingstad

Ecosystems Mission Area, National Wildlife Health Center

January 1, 1986

The occurrence of Theromyzon rude (Annelida: Hirudinea) in association with mortality of trumpeter swan cygnets (Cygnus buccinator) The occurrence of Theromyzon rude (Annelida: Hirudinea) in association with mortality of trumpeter swan cygnets (Cygnus buccinator)

No abstract available.

Authors

Benjamin N. Tuggle

Ecosystems Mission Area, National Wildlife Health Center