The risks and problems connected with the import and export of captive birds

Ashton, W. L. G.

doi:10.1016/0007-1935(84)90121-0

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“…The nature of the trade of houbara bustards in which they are trapped in the wild, housed in overcrowded unhygienic and cramped cages, exposed to the rigours of transit and climatic extremes, malnourished and damaged by traumatic injuries means that a high mortality is almost inevitable in the current survey, no single disease entity was responsible for the majority of morbidity or mortality seen in these smuggled birds; instead, the birds presented with a ‘cocktail’ of diseases. The susceptibility of imported houbara bustards under conditions of stress to viral diseases concurs with investigations on other imported wild avian species ( Ashton, 1984; Shortridge et al , 1991 ; Doyle, 1997; Shortridge & Burrows, 1997). A similar trade in East African bustard species also exists ( Goriup, 1987), and disease is an important mortality factor in these species when they arrive in the Middle East ( Bailey et al , 1996a,b ; Nicholls et al , 1996 ).…”

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Health considerations of the rehabilitation of illegally traded houbara bustards Chlamydotis undulata macqueenii in the Middle East

Bailey

Silvanose

Naldo

et al. 2000

Oryx

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There is a large illegal trade in trapped houbara bustards Chlamydotis undulata macqueenii, which are smuggled into the Middle East for falconry. Mortality is high and is associated with poor transport conditions, malnutrition, overcrowding and exposure to multiple infectious diseases, in particular aspergillosis, avian pox and paramyxovirus type 1 virus. Other pathogens include Salmonella sp., Pseudomonas sp., Trichomonas sp., intestinal endoparasites, avian leucosis, reovirus, adenovirus, paramyxovirus type 2 and Chlamydia sp. Various regional initiatives have been initiated to confiscate and rehabilitate illegally trapped birds. This paper reviews the causes of morbidity and mortality seen in illegally traded houbara bustards and provides health recommendations for those involved in rehabilitation.

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Health considerations of the rehabilitation of illegally traded houbara bustards Chlamydotis undulata macqueenii in the Middle East

Bailey

Silvanose

Naldo

et al. 2000

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“…Pigeons are widely distributed in many countries mainly for pigeon racing and food consumption (Ashton, 1984; Stenzel, Pestka, Tykalowski, Smialek, & Koncicki, 2012). Although we identified in this study that PdCoVs are prevalent in pigeons in China, it remains unknown about pathogenicity of PdCoVs which is worth studying in the future.…”

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Surveillance and Taxonomic Analysis of the Coronavirus Dominant in Pigeons in China

Zhuang

Liu

Zhang

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Transbound Emerg Dis

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Coronaviruses (CoVs) are found in humans and a wide variety of wild and domestic animals, and of substantial impact on human and animal health. In poultry, the genetic diversity, evolution, distribution and taxonomy of CoVs dominant in birds other than chickens remain enigmatic. In our previous study, we proposed that the CoVs dominant (i.e. mainly circulating) in ducks (DdCoVs) should represent a novel species, which was different from the one represented by the CoVs dominant in chickens (CdCoVs). In this study, we conducted a large‐scale surveillance of CoVs in chickens, ducks, geese, pigeons and other birds (quails, sparrows and partridges) using a conserved RT‐PCR assay. The surveillance demonstrated that CdCoVs, DdCoVs and the CoVs dominant in pigeons (PdCoVs) belong to different lineages, and they are all prevalent in live poultry markets and the backyard flocks in some regions of China. We further sequenced seven Coronaviridae‐wide conserved domains in their replicase polyprotein pp1ab of seven PdCoVs and found that the genetic distances in these domains between PdCoVs and DdCoVs or CdCoVs are large enough to separate PdCoVs into a novel species, which were different from the ones represented by DdCoVs or CdCoVs within the genus Gammacoronavirus, per the species demarcation criterion of International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses. This report shed novel insight into the genetic diversity, distribution, evolution and taxonomy of avian CoVs.

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“…The nature of the trade of houbara bustards in which they are trapped in the wild, housed in overcrowded unhygienic and cramped cages, exposed to the rigours of transit and climatic extremes, malnourished and damaged by traumatic injuries means that a high mortality is almost inevitable in the current survey, no single disease entity was responsible for the majority of morbidity or mortality seen in these smuggled birds; instead, the birds presented with a 'cocktail' of diseases. The susceptibility of imported houbara bustards under conditions of stress to viral diseases concurs with investigations on other imported wild avian species (Ashton, 1984;Shortridge et al, 1991;Doyle, 1997;Shortridge & Burrows, 1997). A similar trade in East African bustard species also exists (Goriup, 1987), and disease is an important mortality factor in these species when they arrive in the Middle East (Bailey et al, 1996a,b;Nicholls et al, 1996).…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 65%

Health considerations of the rehabilitation of illegally traded houbara bustards Chlamydotis undulata macqueenii in the Middle East

Bailey¹,

Silvanose

Naldo

et al. 2000

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The risks and problems connected with the import and export of captive birds

Cited by 12 publications

References 8 publications

Health considerations of the rehabilitation of illegally traded houbara bustards Chlamydotis undulata macqueenii in the Middle East

Health considerations of the rehabilitation of illegally traded houbara bustards Chlamydotis undulata macqueenii in the Middle East

Surveillance and Taxonomic Analysis of the Coronavirus Dominant in Pigeons in China

Health considerations of the rehabilitation of illegally traded houbara bustards Chlamydotis undulata macqueenii in the Middle East

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