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Diclofenac and vulture populations
Author(s) -
Stanford Michael
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
veterinary record
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.261
H-Index - 99
eISSN - 2042-7670
pISSN - 0042-4900
DOI - 10.1136/vr.g3571
Subject(s) - citation , library science , computer science , history
WE write to express our concern regarding the recent authorisation of the NSAID, diclofenac, in certain member states of the EU. For background, a number of the British Veterinary Zoological Society (BVZS) members have over a decade of ongoing involvement in the field of vulture conservation worldwide. The role of the legal use of diclofenac in the precipitous decline of the vultures in the Indian subcontinent is well recognised and led to the statutory authorities in …