Effects of Saline Drinking Water on Early Gosling Development
Relatively high levels of saline drinking water may adversely affect the growth, development, and survival of young waterfowl. Saline drinking water was suspect in the low survival rate of Canada goose (Branta canadensis) goslings at Fish Springs National Wildlife Refuge (FSNWR) in western Utah. Hen...
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ftutahsudc:oai:digitalcommons.usu.edu:wild_facpub-2322 2023-05-15T15:46:19+02:00 Effects of Saline Drinking Water on Early Gosling Development Stolley, D. S. Bissonette, John A. Kadlec, J. A. Coster, D. 1999-01-01T08:00:00Z https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/wild_facpub/1323 unknown Hosted by Utah State University Libraries https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/wild_facpub/1323 Copyright for this work is held by the author. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by copyright beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owner. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user. For more information contact the Institutional Repository Librarian at digitalcommons@usu.edu. PDM Wildland Resources Faculty Publications saline drinking water gosling text 1999 ftutahsudc 2022-09-01T17:17:40Z Relatively high levels of saline drinking water may adversely affect the growth, development, and survival of young waterfowl. Saline drinking water was suspect in the low survival rate of Canada goose (Branta canadensis) goslings at Fish Springs National Wildlife Refuge (FSNWR) in western Utah. Hence, we investigated the effects of saline drinking water on the survival and growth of captive, wild-strain goslings from day 1-28 following hatch. We compared survival and growth (as measured by body mass, wing length, and culmen length) between a control group on tap water with a mean specific conductivity of 650 μS/cm, and 2 saline water treatments: (1) intermediate level (12,000 μS/cm), and (2) high level (18,000 μS/cm). Gosling mortality occurred only in the 18,000 μS/cm treatment group (33%; n = 9). Slopes of regressions of mean body mass, wing length, and culmen length on age were different from each other (P < 0.05), except for culmen length for the intermediate and high treatment levels. We predict that free-ranging wild goslings will experience mortality at even lower salinity levels than captive goslings because of the combined effects of depressed growth and environmental stresses, including hot desert temperatures and variable food quality over summer. Text Branta canadensis Canada Goose Utah State University: DigitalCommons@USU Canada |
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Relatively high levels of saline drinking water may adversely affect the growth, development, and survival of young waterfowl. Saline drinking water was suspect in the low survival rate of Canada goose (Branta canadensis) goslings at Fish Springs National Wildlife Refuge (FSNWR) in western Utah. Hence, we investigated the effects of saline drinking water on the survival and growth of captive, wild-strain goslings from day 1-28 following hatch. We compared survival and growth (as measured by body mass, wing length, and culmen length) between a control group on tap water with a mean specific conductivity of 650 μS/cm, and 2 saline water treatments: (1) intermediate level (12,000 μS/cm), and (2) high level (18,000 μS/cm). Gosling mortality occurred only in the 18,000 μS/cm treatment group (33%; n = 9). Slopes of regressions of mean body mass, wing length, and culmen length on age were different from each other (P < 0.05), except for culmen length for the intermediate and high treatment levels. We predict that free-ranging wild goslings will experience mortality at even lower salinity levels than captive goslings because of the combined effects of depressed growth and environmental stresses, including hot desert temperatures and variable food quality over summer. |
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