| Abstract: | American kestrels were fed a diet containing 0, 10, or 50 ppm lead (Pb) powder for at least 5 mo. Blood delta-aminolevulinic acid dehydratase (ALAD) activity in birds receiving 50 ppm Pb was as low as 20% of controls but no significant effects were noted in packed cell volume (PCV) or hemoglobin concentration (Hb). Mean liver Pb residues in birds fed 50 ppm Pb were 1.3 and 2.4 ppm (dry wt) for males and females, respectively. Liver Pb residues in birds fed 10 ppm Pb were not significantly greater than controls. There was no significant correlation between blood ALAD activity and blood Pb concentration, no consistent histopathological lesions were noted, and body and organ weights were not affected. |
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| ProdID: | 5221861 |
| Citation Author: | Franson, J.C.; Sileo, L.; Pattee, O.H.; Moore, J.F. |
| Citation Contributing Office: | Patuxent Wildlife Research Center |
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| Citation Language: | English |
| Citation Larger Work Title: | Journal of Wildlife Diseases |
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| Citation Search Results Text: | Effects of chronic dietary lead in American kestrels (Falco sparverius); 1983; Article; Journal; Journal of Wildlife Diseases; Franson, J.C.; Sileo, L.; Pattee, O.H.; Moore, J.F. |
| Citation Start Page: | 110 |
| Citation Volume: | 19 |
| Citation Year: | 1983 |
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| Text: | Effects of chronic dietary lead in American kestrels (Falco sparverius); 1983; Article; Journal; Journal of Wildlife Diseases; Franson, J.C.; Sileo, L.; Pattee, O.H.; Moore, J.F. |
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| URL (DOCUMENT): | http://www.jwildlifedis.org/cgi/reprint/19/2/110 |
| Date Other: | Wed, 16 Jun 2010 12:19 -0500 |
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