Anti-parasite treatment and blood biochemistry in raptor nestlings

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Zoology
• Main Authors: Hanssen, Sveinn Are, Sonne, Christian, Bustnes, Jan Ove, Schnug, Lisbeth, Bourgeon, Sophie, Ballesteros, Manuel, Eulaers, Igor, Moum, Truls Borg, Johnsen, Trond Vidar, Kjelgaard-Hansen, Mads, Herzke, Dorte, Jaspers, Veerle, Covaci, Adrian, Eens, Marcel, Halley, Duncan John, Erikstad, Kjell Einar, Ims, Rolf Anker
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2017
• Subjects: cost of parasitism; BCCVs; blood clinical–chemical variables; raptor; Northern Goshawk; White-tailed Eagle; VDP::Zoologiske og botaniske fag: 480; VDP::Zoology and botany: 480; Norway; Blanche; Soi; Accipiter gentilis; Haliaeetus albicilla; White-tailed eagle
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11250/2457471; https://doi.org/10.1139/cjz-2016-0040

We investigated the effects of parasite removal on various blood clinical–chemical variables (BCCVs). BCCVs are indicators of health, reflecting, e.g., homeostasis of liver, kidney function, and bone metabolism. The study was conducted in Norway on chicks of two predatory birds: White-tailed Eagle (...