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Join Date: Nov 2008
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Deposition of pathogenic Mycoplasma gallisepticum onto bird feeders: host pathology is more important than temperature-driven increases in food intake
Biology Letters James S. Adelman1⇑, Amanda W. Carter2,3, William A. Hopkins2 and Dana M. Hawley1 1 Department of Biological Sciences, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061, USA 2 Department of Fish and Wildlife Conservation, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061, USA 3 School of Biological Sciences, Illinois State University, Normal, IL 61790, USA Deposition of pathogenic Mycoplasma gallisepticum onto bird feeders: host pathology is more important than temperature-driven increases in food intake Quote:
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Ha ha! Abstract indeed! Does a report on this issue exist that is written in English? It's amazing how some scientists are totally unable to communicate an idea with any clarity. This writer must have skipped all of his English classes. ![]()
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Join Date: Dec 2008
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Here's the "meat" of the abstract... "host physiological responses are more important for transmission potential than temperature-dependent alterations in feeding". In plain English.... it's a real good idea if we all keep up with cleaning and disinfecting our birdfeeders and birdbaths weekly. The very act of putting them out for our enjoyment means we're encouraging birds to congregate unnaturally. I use a 10% solution of bleach and a scrub brush. A coupla times over summer and fall, I submerge my feeders in a rubbermaid garbage can that's got a 10% solution of bleach in it for a half hour or so. I toss gardening tools in with the bird feeders too.... no sense wasting a good bleach solution. I haven't seen any diseased looking finches or any other diseased looking birds lately but.... better safe than sorry.
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