Ingestion of multiple veterinary drugs and associated impact on vulture health: Implications of livestock carcass elimination practices

Animal Conservation

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 571-580

  Blanco, G ^a   Lemus, J A ^a   Martinez F ^a   Arroyo, B ^a   Garcia Montijano M ^a   Grande, J ^a  

^a MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

Author keywords

BSE crisis; Carcass; Disease; Livestock; Quinolones; Veterinary drugs; Vultures

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTICS; DRUG; INGESTION RATE; LIVESTOCK;

EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

AVES; BOVINAE; SUIDAE;

EID: 71049179041     PISSN: 13679430     EISSN: 14691795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-1795.2009.00283.x     Document Type: Article

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