![]() ![]() As a first step in exploring the potential of this approach, we dosed Japanese quail ( Coturnix japonica) with the SGAR, brodifacoum, at 0, 0.8, 1.4, 1.9, and 2.5 mg/kg and sampled birds at 1, 3, 5 and 7 days post-dosing. Assessment of coagulation function of birds submitted live to wildlife rehabilitators or veterinarians may provide a means of establishing the proportion of animals suffering sub-lethal coagulopathies, as well as identifying individuals requiring treatment. Little is known, however, of sub-lethal effects of SGARs, such as interaction of clotting capacity with traumatic injury. A small proportion, generally <10 %, of tested birds are diagnosed as acutely poisoned. Based on detection of hepatic residues, scavenging and predatory non-target raptors are widely exposed to second generation anticoagulant rodenticides (SGARs). ![]()
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