TABLE 1.

Vulture details, diet, and housing conditions at the time of study.

Species	Local ID	Sex	Age (years)	Origin	Phase 1 dieta	Phase 2 dieta	Facilityb	Co-housed with	Aviary size and substrate	Genetic relationships
Egyptian vulture	EV002	M	6*	Wild, Oman	Clean	Dirty	KBoPC	EV005	Open air enclosure, 64 m2, natural rock and sand substrate	Unknown
Egyptian vulture	EV005	F	6*	Wild, Oman	Clean	Dirty	KBoPC	EV002	Open air enclosure, 64 m2, natural rock and sand substrate	Unknown
Egyptian vulture	EV001	M	6*	Wild, Oman	Dirty	Clean	BCEAW	EV003, EV004, EV006	Partially covered enclosure, 100 m2, natural sand substrate	Unknown
Egyptian vulture	EV003	M	6*	Wild, Oman	Dirty	Clean	BCEAW	EV001, EV004, EV006	Open air enclosure, 100 m2, natural rock and sand substrate	Unknown
Egyptian vulture	EV004	F	6*	Wild, Oman	Dirty	Clean	BCEAW	EV001, EV003, EV006	Open air enclosure, 100 m2, natural rock and sand substrate	Unknown
Egyptian vulture	EV006	F	6*	Wild, Oman	Dirty	Clean	BCEAW	EV001, EV03, EV004	Open air enclosure, 100 m2, natural rock and sand substrate	Unknown
Griffon vulture	GY003	F	15	Captive bred, UAE	Clean	Dirty	KBoPC	GY007, GY006	Open air enclosure, 1488 m2, natural rock and sand substrate	Parent to GY018 GY019
Griffon vulture	GY007	F	13	Captive bred, UAE	Clean	Dirty	KBoPC	GY003, GY006	Open air enclosure, 1488 m2, natural rock and sand substrate	Parent to GY015 GY016
Griffon vulture	GY006	M	14	Captive bred, UAE	Clean	Dirty	KBoPC	GY003, GY007	Open air enclosure, 1488 m2, natural rock and sand substrate	Parent to GY018 GY019
Griffon vulture	GY015	F	2.5	Captive bred, UAE	Dirty	Clean	KBoPC	GY016	Open air enclosure, 242 m2, natural rock and sand substrate	Offspring of GY005 GY003
Griffon vulture	GY016	M	1.5	Captive bred, UAE	Dirty	Clean	KBoPC	GY015	Open air enclosure, 242 m2, natural rock and sand substrate	Offspring of GY005 GY003
Griffon vulture	GY017	F	3.5	Captive bred, UAE	Clean	Dirty	KBoPC	None	Covered mews, natural sand substrate, wooden block with AstroTurf surface. Tethered and flown daily by falconry team	Offspring of Undetermined
Griffon vulture	GY018	M	0.75	Captive bred, UAE	Dirty	Clean	KBoPC	None	Covered mews, natural sand substrate, wooden block with AstroTurf surface. Tethered and flown daily by falconry team	Offspring of GY006 GY003
Griffon vulture	GY019	F	0.75	Captive bred, UAE	Dirty	Clean	KBoPC	None	Covered mews, natural sand substrate, wooden block with AstroTurf surface. Tethered and flown daily by falconry team	Offspring of GY006 GY003

^aDiet comprised either a sanitized diet (SD) of dressed quail, chicken and rat carcasses (i.e. skinned, partially eviscerated (gastrointestinal tract removed)) which were washed under tap water, or an un-sanitized diet (UD) of fully feathered/furred, intact whole carcass of the same prey species. ^bKBoPC = Kalba Bird of Prey Centre (UAE); BCEAW = Breeding Centre for Endangered Arabian Wildlife (UAE). *Estimated age (bird was not hatched in captivity).