| 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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| ProdID: | 70006710 |
| Citation Author: | Work, T. M.; Smith, M. R.; Duncan, R. |
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| Citation Larger Work Title: | Avian Diseases |
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| Citation Public Comments: | Abstract has subscript/superscript to be fixed |
| Citation Publisher: | American Association of Avian Pathologists |
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| Citation Search Results Text: | Necrotizing enteritis as a cause of mortality in Laysan albatross, Diomedea immutabilis, chicks on Midway Atoll, Hawaii; 1998; Article; Journal; Avian Diseases; Work, T. M.; Smith, M. R.; Duncan, R. |
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| Citation Volume: | 42 |
| Citation Year: | 1998 |
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| Text: | Necrotizing enteritis as a cause of mortality in Laysan albatross, Diomedea immutabilis, chicks on Midway Atoll, Hawaii; 1998; Article; Journal; Avian Diseases; Work, T. M.; Smith, M. R.; Duncan, R. |
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| URL (DOCUMENT): | http://nwhc.er.usgs.gov/hfs/Globals/Products/NecEnteritisAvianDis(42)1-5.pdf |
| Date Other: | Mon, 18 Jun 2012 13:34 -0500 |
| Publisher: | American Association of Avian Pathologists |
