Diclofenac residues in carcasses of domestic ungulates available to vultures in India

Environment International

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 759-765

  Taggart, M A ^a,b,c   Senacha, K R ^d   Green, R E ^a,e   Jhala, Y V ^f   Raghavan, B ^d   Rahmani, A R ^d   Cuthbert, R ^a   Pain, D J ^a   Meharg, A A ^b  

^a RSPB CENTRE FOR CONSERVATION SCIENCE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^c INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIÓN EN RECURSOS CINEGÉTICOS IREC CSIC UCLM JCCM   (Spain)

^d BOMBAY NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY   (India)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^f WILDLIFE INSTITUTE OF INDIA   (India)

Author keywords

Conservation; Diclofenac; Domestic ungulate; NSAID; Vulture

Indexed keywords

DRUG PRODUCTS; MEDICAL PROBLEMS; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

DEATH; RESIDUAL LEVELS; VULTURES;

BIRDS;

DICLOFENAC; DRUG RESIDUE;

BIRD; DRUG; LIVESTOCK; POPULATION DECLINE; SPECIES CONSERVATION; UNGULATE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CARCASS; FEMALE; INDIA; LIVER; LIVESTOCK; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNGULATE; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

ASIA; BIHAR; EURASIA; INDIA; ORISSA; SOUTH ASIA;

GYPS; UNGULATA;

EID: 34250828994     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2007.02.010     Document Type: Article

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