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Feeding Behavior-Related Toxicity due to Nandina domestica in Cedar Waxwings (Bombycilla cedrorum)
Joint Authors
Woldemeskel, Moges
Styer, Eloise L.
Source
Veterinary Medicine International
Issue
Vol. 2010, Issue 2010 (31 Dec. 2010), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2010-12-09
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Dozens of Cedar Waxwings were found dead in Thomas County, Georgia, USA, in April 2009.
Five of these were examined grossly and microscopically.
Grossly, all the examined birds had pulmonary, mediastinal, and tracheal hemorrhages.
Microscopically, several tissues and organs were diffusely congested and hemorrhagic.
Congestion and hemorrhage were marked in the lungs.
Intact and partly digested berries of Nandina domestica Thunb.
were the only ingesta found in the gastrointestinal tract of these birds.
Due to their voracious feeding behavior, the birds had eaten toxic doses of N.
domestica berries.
N.
domestica contains cyanide and is one of the few berries readily available at this time of the year in the region.
The gross and microscopic findings are consistent with lesions associated with cyanide toxicity.
This paper for the first time documents toxicity associated with N.
domestica in Cedar Waxwings.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Woldemeskel, Moges& Styer, Eloise L.. 2010. Feeding Behavior-Related Toxicity due to Nandina domestica in Cedar Waxwings (Bombycilla cedrorum). Veterinary Medicine International،Vol. 2010, no. 2010, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-500551
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Woldemeskel, Moges& Styer, Eloise L.. Feeding Behavior-Related Toxicity due to Nandina domestica in Cedar Waxwings (Bombycilla cedrorum). Veterinary Medicine International No. 2010 (2010), pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-500551
American Medical Association (AMA)
Woldemeskel, Moges& Styer, Eloise L.. Feeding Behavior-Related Toxicity due to Nandina domestica in Cedar Waxwings (Bombycilla cedrorum). Veterinary Medicine International. 2010. Vol. 2010, no. 2010, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-500551
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-500551