TABLE 3:
Hepatic anticoagulant rodenticide concentration (µg/g) ranges and percentages of individuals with detectable anticoagulant rodenticide residues in a sample of golden eagles, turkey vultures and common ravens submitted by a network of wildlife rehabilitation centres and biologists in California from 2007 to 2009
| Brodifacoum |
Bromadiolone |
Difethialone |
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| Species | n | Range µg/g | Number of ND results | % of samples | Range µg/g | Number of ND results | % of samples | Range µg/g | Number of ND results | % of samples |
| Golden eagle | 15 | (ND-1.70) | 5 | 67% | (ND-0.06) | 12 | 20% | (ND-0.27) | 14 | 7% |
| Turkey vulture | 19 | (ND-0.77) | 1 | 95% | (ND-0.15) | 18 | 5% | (ND-0.26) | 18 | 5% |
| Common raven | 4 | (0.01–0.18) | 0 | 100% | ND | 4 | 0 | ND | 4 | 0 |
Results are expressed in µg/g (dry weight).
ND, not detected