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Chronic lead poisoning in steers eating silage contaminated with lead shot: diagnostic criteria
Lead ingestion is one of the most common causes of poisoning in cattle. Toxicity results most commonly from the consumption of a single high dose of lead although cumulative toxicity resulting from the ingestion of small doses over a prolonged time also occurs. This communication describes an incide...
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Published in: | Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology 1987-10, Vol.39 (4), p.622-629 |
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Main Authors: | , , , |
Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Summary: | Lead ingestion is one of the most common causes of poisoning in cattle. Toxicity results most commonly from the consumption of a single high dose of lead although cumulative toxicity resulting from the ingestion of small doses over a prolonged time also occurs. This communication describes an incident of chronic poisoning lead shot contaminated grass silage. It presents and discusses the limitations of the criteria used for arriving at a diagnosis, including the use of whole blood amino levulinic acid dehydratase (ALAD) concentrations in fresh whole blood and after reactivation with dithiothreitol. |
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ISSN: | 0007-4861 1432-0800 |
DOI: | 10.1007/BF01698454 |