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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
Main Authors: Rice, D.A, McLoughlin, M.F, Blanchflower, W.J, Thompson, T.R
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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.
ISSN:0007-4861
1432-0800
DOI:10.1007/BF01698454