Gerry E. Swan

TL;DR: It is suggested that diclofenac is likely to be toxic to all eight Gyps species, and that G. africanus, which is phylogenetically close to G. bengalensis, would be a suitable surrogate for the safety testing of alternative drugs to diclotenac.

TL;DR: It is concluded that meloxicam is of low toxicity toGyps vultures and that its use in place of diclofenac would reduce vulture mortality substantially in the Indian subcontinent.

TL;DR: The in vitro model results support the traditional use of P. africanum against nematode parasites and improve methods of plant extraction of the effective anthelmintic components that will be readily adaptable for use by rural communities against helminthosis.

TL;DR: It may be some years before diclofenac is removed from the vultures' food supply, and captive populations of three vulture species have been established to provide sources of birds for future reintroduction programmes.

TL;DR: The halogenated salicylanilides are a large group of compounds developed mainly for their antiparasitic activity in animals that have also been demonstrated against a large number of other internal parasites and external parasites including ticks and mites in a variety of animal species.