Wild Birds and Avian Influenza: An Introduction to Applied Field Research and Diesease Sampling Techniques: Fao Animal Production and Health Manual No (FAO Animal Production and Health)

WILD BIRDS AND AVIAN INFLUENZA - An introduction to applied field research and disease sampling techniques......Page 1
Contents......Page 5
Foreword......Page 7
Ecology and biochemical properties of avian influenza viruses......Page 9
History of the H5N1 avian influenza virus......Page 12
Surveillance strategies for avian influenza......Page 18
References and information sources......Page 19
Avian influenza in wetland bird species......Page 20
“Bridge” species......Page 34
Migratory birds and spread of the H5N1 virus......Page 36
References and information sources......Page 39
3. Wild bird capture techniques......Page 40
Corral traps (round-ups)......Page 41
Baited traps......Page 44
Cannon nets......Page 49
Mist netting......Page 51
Miscellaneous capture methods......Page 55
References and information sources......Page 57
4. Bird handling and ringing techniques......Page 58
Bird handling and restraint......Page 59
Physical and chemical restraining aides......Page 65
Bird welfare......Page 66
Ringing (banding)......Page 67
Biometric measurements......Page 71
References and information sources......Page 78
5. Disease sampling procedures......Page 79
Tracheal and cloacal swabs......Page 80
Blood sampling......Page 86
Faecal sampling......Page 89
References and information sources......Page 90
Complete censuses......Page 91
Sample plots......Page 93
Strip transects......Page 95
Point counts......Page 97
Distance sampling......Page 98
Capture-mark-recapture......Page 99
References and information sources......Page 100
Radio telemetry......Page 101
Capture and radio-marking......Page 105
VHF telemetry tracking......Page 109
Data analysis......Page 112
Mark-recapture (resight) studies......Page 113
References and information sources......Page 117
Guidance on taking photographs of birds for identification purposes......Page 118