Seabirds mortality during the 1992-1993 winter along the Belgian coast

peer reviewed During the 1992-1993 133 seabirds found on Belgian beaches were necropsied. Most frequent species were the guillemot (Uria aalge), the oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus), the kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla), the razorbill (Alca torda) and the herring gull (Larus argentatus). The three...

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Main Authors: Jauniaux, Thierry, Brosens, L., Farnir, Frédéric, Manteca, C., Losson, Bertrand, Tavernier, J., Vindevogel, Henri, Coignoul, Freddy
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: ULg - Université de Liège 1996
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Online Access:https://orbi.uliege.be/handle/2268/76369
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spelling ftorbi:oai:orbi.ulg.ac.be:2268/76369 2024-10-20T14:02:35+00:00 Seabirds mortality during the 1992-1993 winter along the Belgian coast Jauniaux, Thierry Brosens, L. Farnir, Frédéric Manteca, C. Losson, Bertrand Tavernier, J. Vindevogel, Henri Coignoul, Freddy 1996 https://orbi.uliege.be/handle/2268/76369 en eng ULg - Université de Liège urn:issn:0003-4118 urn:issn:1781-3875 https://orbi.uliege.be/handle/2268/76369 info:hdl:2268/76369 Annales de Médecine Vétérinaire, 140 (3), 149-& (1996) Life sciences Veterinary medicine & animal health Sciences du vivant Médecine vétérinaire & santé animale journal article http://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501 info:eu-repo/semantics/article peer reviewed 1996 ftorbi 2024-09-27T07:01:44Z peer reviewed During the 1992-1993 133 seabirds found on Belgian beaches were necropsied. Most frequent species were the guillemot (Uria aalge), the oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus), the kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla), the razorbill (Alca torda) and the herring gull (Larus argentatus). The three main observations were, in decreasing order, cachexia, acute and hemorrhagic gastroenteritis, and oil contamination of plumage and intestinal tract. The pelagic origin of seabirds was associated with all 3 observations; oil contamination was associated with acute gastro-enteritis and cachexia and, finally, the immature character was associated with cachexia. A hypothetical mechanism of death would be oiled pelagic seabirds that become cachectic and die of acute gastroenteritis. It is unlikely that seabirds act as a reservoir for bacteria, that were only occasionally identified in our material. Therefore, it appears that infectious agents play a minor role in seabirds stranding. Article in Journal/Newspaper Alca torda Razorbill rissa tridactyla Uria aalge uria University of Liège: ORBi (Open Repository and Bibliography)
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topic Life sciences
Veterinary medicine & animal health
Sciences du vivant
Médecine vétérinaire & santé animale
spellingShingle Life sciences
Veterinary medicine & animal health
Sciences du vivant
Médecine vétérinaire & santé animale
Jauniaux, Thierry
Brosens, L.
Farnir, Frédéric
Manteca, C.
Losson, Bertrand
Tavernier, J.
Vindevogel, Henri
Coignoul, Freddy
Seabirds mortality during the 1992-1993 winter along the Belgian coast
topic_facet Life sciences
Veterinary medicine & animal health
Sciences du vivant
Médecine vétérinaire & santé animale
description peer reviewed During the 1992-1993 133 seabirds found on Belgian beaches were necropsied. Most frequent species were the guillemot (Uria aalge), the oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus), the kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla), the razorbill (Alca torda) and the herring gull (Larus argentatus). The three main observations were, in decreasing order, cachexia, acute and hemorrhagic gastroenteritis, and oil contamination of plumage and intestinal tract. The pelagic origin of seabirds was associated with all 3 observations; oil contamination was associated with acute gastro-enteritis and cachexia and, finally, the immature character was associated with cachexia. A hypothetical mechanism of death would be oiled pelagic seabirds that become cachectic and die of acute gastroenteritis. It is unlikely that seabirds act as a reservoir for bacteria, that were only occasionally identified in our material. Therefore, it appears that infectious agents play a minor role in seabirds stranding.
format Article in Journal/Newspaper
author Jauniaux, Thierry
Brosens, L.
Farnir, Frédéric
Manteca, C.
Losson, Bertrand
Tavernier, J.
Vindevogel, Henri
Coignoul, Freddy
author_facet Jauniaux, Thierry
Brosens, L.
Farnir, Frédéric
Manteca, C.
Losson, Bertrand
Tavernier, J.
Vindevogel, Henri
Coignoul, Freddy
author_sort Jauniaux, Thierry
title Seabirds mortality during the 1992-1993 winter along the Belgian coast
title_short Seabirds mortality during the 1992-1993 winter along the Belgian coast
title_full Seabirds mortality during the 1992-1993 winter along the Belgian coast
title_fullStr Seabirds mortality during the 1992-1993 winter along the Belgian coast
title_full_unstemmed Seabirds mortality during the 1992-1993 winter along the Belgian coast
title_sort seabirds mortality during the 1992-1993 winter along the belgian coast
publisher ULg - Université de Liège
publishDate 1996
url https://orbi.uliege.be/handle/2268/76369
genre Alca torda
Razorbill
rissa tridactyla
Uria aalge
uria
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Razorbill
rissa tridactyla
Uria aalge
uria
op_source Annales de Médecine Vétérinaire, 140 (3), 149-& (1996)
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