Azodrin poisoning of waterfowl in rice fields in Louisiana
Journal of Wildlife Diseases
By: Donald H. White, C. A. Mitchell, E. J. Kolbe, and W.H. Ferguson
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Abstract
During the period 2-4 April 1981 about 100 birds, mostly ducks and geese, were found dead and dying in a rice field near Sweet Lake, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana. Fresh specimens were collected to determine the cause of mortality. Birds were placed individually in polyethylene freezer bags, tagged, and frozen soon after collection. Four snow geese (Chen caerulescens), two blue-winged teal (Anas discors), one green-winged teal (Anas crecca), and one mottled duck (Anas fulvigula) were shipped to the National Wildlife Health Laboratory (NWHL), Madison, Wisconsin, for necropsy and pathological examination. Ten snow geese, 10 blue-winged teal, three green-winged teal, three great-tailed grackles (Quiscalus mexicanus), and eight red-winged blackbirds (Agelaius phoeniceus) were transported to the Gulf Coast Field Station, Victoria, Texas, for brain acetylcholinesterase (AChE) activity determinations and preparation for chemical residue analysis. Additionally, apparently healthy specimens of the affected species were collected near Lake Charles, Louisiana, and Victoria, Texas, to serve as controls in the analyses.
Suggested Citation
White, D.H., Mitchell, C.A., Kolbe, E.J., and Ferguson, W., 1983, Azodrin poisoning of waterfowl in rice fields in Louisiana: Journal of Wildlife Diseases, v. 19, no. 4, p. 373-375, https://doi.org/10.7589/0090-3558-19.4.373.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Azodrin poisoning of waterfowl in rice fields in Louisiana |
| Series title | Journal of Wildlife Diseases |
| DOI | 10.7589/0090-3558-19.4.373 |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Year Published | 1983 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Wildlife Disease Association |
| Contributing office(s) | Patuxent Wildlife Research Center |
| Description | 3 p. |
| First page | 373 |
| Last page | 375 |
| Country | United States |
| State | Louisiana;Texas |
| County | Calcasieu Parish |
| City | Sweet Lake;Victoria |