Spatial and temporal aggregation of albatross chick mortality events in the Falklands suggests a role for an unidentified infectious disease
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DOI: 10.1007/s00300-020-02797-x
Abstract: In the context of environmental change, determining the causes underpinning unusual mortality events of vertebrate species is a crucial conservation goal. This is particularly true for polar and sub-polar colonial seabirds, often immunologically naive to… read more here.
Keywords: spatial temporal; chick mortality; infectious disease; mortality events ... See more keywords
Correlation Between Clostridium perfringens Alpha- and NetB-Toxin and Chick Mortality in Commercial Broiler Farms During Different Anticoccidial Control Programs
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DOI: 10.1637/aviandiseases-d-19-00118
Abstract: SUMMARY. The purpose of the present study was to determine whether a correlation existed between chick mortality and the presence of Clostridium perfringens alpha-toxin and NetB-toxin genes (cpa and netB) in C. perfringens recovered from… read more here.
Keywords: broiler; netb toxin; chick mortality; mortality ... See more keywords