Karaka (Corynocarpus laevigatus) toxicosis in North Island brown kiwi (Apteryx mantelli). |
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| Authors: | Stephanie D Shaw Tony Billing |
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| Affiliation: | Auckland Zoo Conservation Medicine Centre, Motions Road, Western Springs, Auckland, New Zealand. |
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| Abstract: | From 2001 t0 2004, Westshore Wildlife Reserve observed five incidences of a vestibular syndrome in North Island brown kiwi (Apteryx mantelli). These were suspected to be the result of ingesting the karaka berry (Corynocarpus laevigatus), which contains a neurotoxin (karakin). |
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