[Peracute mortality in common cranes (Grus grus)].
Out of a nonbreeding group of cranes, 10 birds died peracutely at the end of April 1998. The pathological investigation showed changes in the intestine, liver and kidneys caused probably by an intoxication; but corresponding analyses did not result in a specified poison. The proof of E. coli, Cl. perfringens and Campylobacter jejuni is to be interpreted as a subordinate result. 7 of 8 cranes had a low to high infestation with endoparasites (Porrocaeum spp., Eimeria pusilla, Echinostoma spp.). 5 of 8 birds showed leaness, possibly as a result of the migration exertion. Further on, the analysis results of a 9th crane found at another place are included in this paper.
Prange
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Institut für Tierzucht und Tierhaltung mit Tierklinik, Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg.
Jonas
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Gottschalk
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Discher
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Ribbeck
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Mewes
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D000818:Animals; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary; D001715:Bird Diseases / Q000401:mortality* / Q000473:pathology; D001717:Birds; D005858:Germany / Q000453:epidemiology; D010273:Parasitic Diseases, Animal / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology; D011041:Poisoning / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary