Necrotizing enteritis as a cause of mortality in Laysan albatross, Diomedea immutabilis, chicks on Midway Atoll, Hawaii
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Abstract
A necropsy survey of Laysan albatross, Diomedea immutabilis, chicks on Midway Atoll in June 1993, 1994, and 1995 revealed 54% (21/39), 67% (49/71), and 93% (15/16), respectively, to have enteritis as the most severe pathologic finding. The lesion was limited to the ileum, ceca, and large intestine. We were unable to attribute a single infectious etiology to this lesion. Many birds with enteritis also exhibited renal lesions similar to those encountered in chickens experimentally deprived of water. We propose that enteritis is a significant cause of mortality in Laysan albatross chicks on Midway and that it may be a sequela to dehydration. It is likely that the pathology of dehydration in Laysan albatross differs from that in chickens largely because of diet.
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Work, T.M., Smith, M.R., Duncan, R., 1998, Necrotizing enteritis as a cause of mortality in Laysan albatross, Diomedea immutabilis, chicks on Midway Atoll, Hawaii: Avian Diseases, v. 42, no. 1, p. 1-5, https://doi.org/10.2307/1592569.
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| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Necrotizing enteritis as a cause of mortality in Laysan albatross, Diomedea immutabilis, chicks on Midway Atoll, Hawaii |
| Series title | Avian Diseases |
| DOI | 10.2307/1592569 |
| Volume | 42 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Year Published | 1998 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | American Association of Avian Pathologists |
| Publisher location | Lawrence, KS |
| Contributing office(s) | National Wildlife Health Center |
| Description | 5 p. |
| First page | 1 |
| Last page | 5 |
| Time Range Start | 1993-06-01 |
| Time Range End | 1995-06-30 |
| Country | United States |
| Other Geospatial | Midway Atoll |
| Online Only (Y/N) | N |
| Additional Online Files (Y/N) | N |