Does Doramectin Use on Cattle Indirectly Affect the Endangered Burrowing Owl

• Published in: Rangeland ecology & management Vol. 61; no. 5; pp. 543 - 553
• Main Authors: Floate, Kevin D., Bouchard, Patrice, Holroyd, Geoff, Poulin, Ray, Wellicome, Troy I.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Rangeland Ecology & Management, P.O. Box 7065, Lawrence, KS 66044 Society for Range Management 01.09.2008; Elsevier Inc; Allen Pres Publishing Services; Elsevier Limited
• Subjects: Acrididae; adverse effects; Aphodius; Arthropoda; Athene cunicularia; beef cattle; Beetles; Biomass; Birds of prey; Burrowing; Canthon; Cattle; Coleoptera; doramectin; Dung beetles; Edible insects; Endangered & extinct species; endangered species; excretion; faecal residues; Feces; Field study; food animals; Food supply; Gryllidae; insect reproduction; Insecticides; Nematoda; nontarget; nontarget organisms; Onthophagus; Owls; Pastures; predation; Range management; Research Papers; Strigiformes; Taxa; trophic relationships; wild birds; Alberta; Saskatchewan; Athene cunicularia; endangered species; nontarget; faecal residues

Doramectin is one of several endectocide compounds widely used to treat nematode and arthropod pests affecting cattle. Insecticidal residues in dung of endectocide-treated cattle can reduce numbers of dung-breeding insects. Concerns have been raised that use of endectocides may adversely affect bird...