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Fatal poisoning of a Griffon vulture (Gyps fulvus) with methomyl

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A young Griffon vulture died with signs of convulsion, vomiting, tremor, seizures propulsions and lack of co-ordination. Toxicological analysis of the stomach content revealed the presence of methomyl (9.3 mg/kg), methomyloxime (6.7 mg/kg) and deltamethrin (6.1 mg/kg). Concentrations of methomyl and its intermediate methomyloxime, combined with results of other analysis, indicate methomyl as the cause of death of this bird.

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  1. Department of General Pathology and Pathological Morphology, The Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zagreb, Heinzelova 55, 10000, Zagreb, Croatia

    Ruža Sabočanec

  2. Chair for Game Biology, Pathology and Breeding, The Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zagreb, Heinzelova 55, 10000, Zagreb, Croatia

    Dean Konjević

  3. Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, The Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zagreb, Heinzelova 55, 10000, Zagreb, Croatia

    Emil Srebočan

  4. Department of Biology and Pathology of Fishes and Bees, The Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zagreb, Heinzelova 55, 10000, Zagreb, Croatia

    Zdravko Petrinec

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Sabočanec, R., Konjević, D., Srebočan, E. et al. Fatal poisoning of a Griffon vulture (Gyps fulvus) with methomyl. Eur J Wildl Res 51, 210–212 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10344-005-0099-7

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