Pathology and Plasma Biochemistry of Common Eider (Somateria mollissima) Males Wintering in the Danish Part of the Western Baltic
Blood biochemistry, body mass, and gross pathology of male eiders (Somateria mollissima) wintering in the Inner Danish Waters of the western Baltic Sea (the Great Belt Strait) were assessed in this study. In November 2015, 14 specimens were obtained from the area defined for examination. Of the subj...
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ftuniaarhuspubl:oai:pure.atira.dk:publications/1ec92c60-5d6f-4292-820c-1bb05a54a345 2023-05-15T15:55:57+02:00 Pathology and Plasma Biochemistry of Common Eider (Somateria mollissima) Males Wintering in the Danish Part of the Western Baltic Garbus, Svend Erik Krogh, Anne Kirstine Havnse Jacobsen, Mona Lykke Sonne, Christian 2019-09 https://pure.au.dk/portal/da/publications/pathology-and-plasma-biochemistry-of-common-eider-somateria-mollissima-males-wintering-in-the-danish-part-of-the-western-baltic(1ec92c60-5d6f-4292-820c-1bb05a54a345).html https://doi.org/10.1647/2018-379 eng eng info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess Garbus , S E , Krogh , A K H , Jacobsen , M L & Sonne , C 2019 , ' Pathology and Plasma Biochemistry of Common Eider (Somateria mollissima) Males Wintering in the Danish Part of the Western Baltic ' , Journal of Avian Medicine and Surgery , vol. 33 , no. 3 , pp. 302-307 . https://doi.org/10.1647/2018-379 pathology Alanine aminotransferase ALT total bilirubin gamma-glutamyl transferase GGT alkaline phosphatase ALP hunting western Baltic waterfowl Avian ducks Common Eiders Somateria mollissima CLINICAL-CHEMICAL PARAMETERS WADDEN SEA MORTALITY SERUM article 2019 ftuniaarhuspubl https://doi.org/10.1647/2018-379 2020-10-14T22:46:38Z Blood biochemistry, body mass, and gross pathology of male eiders (Somateria mollissima) wintering in the Inner Danish Waters of the western Baltic Sea (the Great Belt Strait) were assessed in this study. In November 2015, 14 specimens were obtained from the area defined for examination. Of the subject animals captured, 1 had dilated intestines and 2 had granulomas with encapsulated shotgun pellets considered to be chronic in nature. All 14 males were determined to have enteritis along with acanthocephalan and trematode endoparasites. Compared with reference values for captive eiders, plasma values of alanine aminotransferase (93%), total bilirubin (45%), gamma-glutamyl transferase (41%), and alkaline phosphatase (92%) showed significant increases in all 14 male birds. Altogether, the plasma biochemistry and gross pathology findings suggest that up to as many as 20% of the eider males in the Inner Danish Waters of the western Baltic Sea may suffer from liver and bile duct lesions and enteritis. The overall effect on the bird's survival from the results of this investigation is unknown. Therefore, the authors emphasize that more research is required on wintering eiders in the western Baltic to obtain a better understanding of their overall health status during winter, as well as their responses to wound-related lesions associated with gunshot pellets. Article in Journal/Newspaper Common Eider Somateria mollissima Aarhus University: Research Journal of Avian Medicine and Surgery 33 3 302 |
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pathology Alanine aminotransferase ALT total bilirubin gamma-glutamyl transferase GGT alkaline phosphatase ALP hunting western Baltic waterfowl Avian ducks Common Eiders Somateria mollissima CLINICAL-CHEMICAL PARAMETERS WADDEN SEA MORTALITY SERUM Garbus, Svend Erik Krogh, Anne Kirstine Havnse Jacobsen, Mona Lykke Sonne, Christian Pathology and Plasma Biochemistry of Common Eider (Somateria mollissima) Males Wintering in the Danish Part of the Western Baltic |
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Blood biochemistry, body mass, and gross pathology of male eiders (Somateria mollissima) wintering in the Inner Danish Waters of the western Baltic Sea (the Great Belt Strait) were assessed in this study. In November 2015, 14 specimens were obtained from the area defined for examination. Of the subject animals captured, 1 had dilated intestines and 2 had granulomas with encapsulated shotgun pellets considered to be chronic in nature. All 14 males were determined to have enteritis along with acanthocephalan and trematode endoparasites. Compared with reference values for captive eiders, plasma values of alanine aminotransferase (93%), total bilirubin (45%), gamma-glutamyl transferase (41%), and alkaline phosphatase (92%) showed significant increases in all 14 male birds. Altogether, the plasma biochemistry and gross pathology findings suggest that up to as many as 20% of the eider males in the Inner Danish Waters of the western Baltic Sea may suffer from liver and bile duct lesions and enteritis. The overall effect on the bird's survival from the results of this investigation is unknown. Therefore, the authors emphasize that more research is required on wintering eiders in the western Baltic to obtain a better understanding of their overall health status during winter, as well as their responses to wound-related lesions associated with gunshot pellets. |
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Pathology and Plasma Biochemistry of Common Eider (Somateria mollissima) Males Wintering in the Danish Part of the Western Baltic |
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Pathology and Plasma Biochemistry of Common Eider (Somateria mollissima) Males Wintering in the Danish Part of the Western Baltic |
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Pathology and Plasma Biochemistry of Common Eider (Somateria mollissima) Males Wintering in the Danish Part of the Western Baltic |
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Pathology and Plasma Biochemistry of Common Eider (Somateria mollissima) Males Wintering in the Danish Part of the Western Baltic |
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Pathology and Plasma Biochemistry of Common Eider (Somateria mollissima) Males Wintering in the Danish Part of the Western Baltic |
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pathology and plasma biochemistry of common eider (somateria mollissima) males wintering in the danish part of the western baltic |
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Garbus , S E , Krogh , A K H , Jacobsen , M L & Sonne , C 2019 , ' Pathology and Plasma Biochemistry of Common Eider (Somateria mollissima) Males Wintering in the Danish Part of the Western Baltic ' , Journal of Avian Medicine and Surgery , vol. 33 , no. 3 , pp. 302-307 . https://doi.org/10.1647/2018-379 |
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