Tissue lead distribution and hematologic effects in American kestrels (Falco sparverius) fed biologically incorporated lead

Custer, T.W.; Franson, J.C.; Pattee, O.H.

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American kestrels were fed a diet containing 0.5, 120, 212, and 448 ppm (dry wt) biologically incorporated lead (Pb) for 60 days. The diet consisted of homogenized 4-wk-old cockerels raised on feed mixed with and without lead. No kestrels died and weights did not differ among treatment groups. The control group (0.5 ppm Pb) had the lowest mean concentration of lead and the high dietary group had the highest for the following tissues: Kidney, liver, femur, brain, and blood. Concentrations of lead were significantly correlated among tissues. There were no differences among treatment groups for packed cell volume, hemoglobin concentration, or erythrocyte count.

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Custer, T.W.; Franson, J.C.; Pattee, O.H.

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Patuxent Wildlife Research Center

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Journal of Wildlife Diseases

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Tissue lead distribution and hematologic effects in American kestrels (Falco sparverius) fed biologically incorporated lead; 1984; Article; Journal; Journal of Wildlife Diseases; Custer, T.W.; Franson, J.C.; Pattee, O.H.