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Mark A. Taggart
Researcher at University of the Highlands and Islands
Publications - 130
Citations - 4760
Mark A. Taggart is an academic researcher from University of the Highlands and Islands. The author has contributed to research in topics: Gyps & Vulture. The author has an hindex of 38, co-authored 111 publications receiving 3703 citations. Previous affiliations of Mark A. Taggart include Spanish National Research Council & Royal Society for the Protection of Birds.
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Toxicity of diclofenac to Gyps vultures.
Gerry E. Swan,Richard J. Cuthbert,Miguel Quevedo,Rhys E. Green,Rhys E. Green,Deborah J. Pain,Paul Bartels,Andrew A. Cunningham,Neil Duncan,Andrew A. Meharg,J. Lindsay Oaks,Jemima Parry-Jones,Susanne Shultz,Mark A. Taggart,Gerhard H. Verdoorn,Kerri Wolter +15 more
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.
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Removing the Threat of Diclofenac to Critically Endangered Asian Vultures
Gerry E. Swan,Vinasan Naidoo,Richard J. Cuthbert,Rhys E. Green,Rhys E. Green,Deborah J. Pain,Devendra Swarup,Vibhu Prakash,Mark A. Taggart,Lizette C. Bekker,Devojit Das,Jörg Diekmann,Maria Diekmann,Elmarié Killian,Andrew A. Meharg,Ramesh Chandra Patra,Mohini Saini,Kerri Wolter +17 more
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.
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Heavy metal exposure in large game from a lead mining area : Effects on oxidative stress and fatty acid composition in liver
TL;DR: The concentrations of Pb in liver and bone of red deer and wild boar wereHigher in the mining area than in the control area, and higher in theWild boar than red deer, but well below the level associated with clinical signs of P b poisoning.
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Toxicity of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs to Gyps vultures: a new threat from ketoprofen.
Vinny Naidoo,Kerri Wolter,Duncan Cromarty,Maria Diekmann,Neil Duncan,Andrew A. Meharg,Mark A. Taggart,Mark A. Taggart,Leon Venter,Richard J. Cuthbert +9 more
TL;DR: It is strongly recommend that ketoprofen is not used for veterinary treatment of livestock in Asia and in other regions of the world where vultures access livestock carcasses, and the only alternative to diclofenac that should be promoted as safe for vulture is the NSAID meloxicam.
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Assessing the exposure risk and impacts of pharmaceuticals in the environment on individuals and ecosystems
Kathryn E. Arnold,Alistair B.A. Boxall,A. Ross Brown,A. Ross Brown,Richard J. Cuthbert,Sally Gaw,Thomas H. Hutchinson,Susan Jobling,Judith C. Madden,Chris D. Metcalfe,Vinny Naidoo,Richard F. Shore,Judit E. G. Smits,Mark A. Taggart,Helen M. Thompson +14 more
TL;DR: It is concluded that an integration of diverse approaches is required to predict ‘unexpected’ risks; specifically, ecologically relevant, often long-term and non-lethal, consequences of pharmaceuticals in the environment for wildlife and ecosystems.