National Avian Research Center
Technical Reports
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Health Issues of the International Trade of
Falcons and Bustards in the Middle East: the Need for Regional Monitoring and
Regulation?
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The purpose of this paper is to review some of
the health problems associated with the unregulated trade of birds, with
particular attention to the trade in falcons and bustards in the Middle East
and to propose recommendations to monitor and regulate this trade.
[PDF 39.7KB]
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Radiographic analysis of the
growth rate of long bones in bustards |
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Aserial radiographic study was conducted on
seven houbara bustard (Chlamydotis undulata macqueenii), 10 rufous-crested
bustard (Eupodotis ruficrista), four white-bellied bustard (Eupodotis
senegalensis) and eight kori bustard (Ardeotis kori) chicks to determine the
growth rate of long bones and to establish radiographic standards for assessing
skeletal.
[PDF 289KB]
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Alarming houbara bustard
population trends in Asia |
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Relative abundance and density estimates of
Asian houbara were assessed during the breeding season in two breeding grounds
of migrant populations (China and south Kazakhstan) and in one breeding ground
of a resident population (Oman), between 1998 and 2002.
[PDF 269KB]
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Breeding success in a Houbara Bustard Chlamydotis
[undulata] macqueenii population on the eastern fringe of the Jungar Basin,
People’s Republic of China
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Nesting success and chick survival of a
migratory population of Houbara Bustard Chlamydotis [undulata] macqueenii were
studied during three consecutive years (1998–2000) in the Xinjiang province of
north-west China.[PDF
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Monitoring The Incubation
Behavious of The Houbara Chlamydotis Undulata With A Temperature Logger Dummy
Egg |
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The incubating behaviour of two female houbara
was successfully monitored with the help of a temperature logger egg from May22
to June 11,1999 in the Xinjiang province of teh People's Republic of China.
[PDF 1.06MB]
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