Effects of dietary cadmium on mallard ducklings
Environmental Research
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Abstract
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) ducklings were fed cadmium in the diet at 0, 5, 10, or 20 ppm from 1 day of age until 12 weeks of age. At 4-week intervals six males and six females from each dietary group were randomly selected, bled by jugular venipuncture, and necropsied. Significant decreases in packed cell volume (PCV) and hemoglobin (Hb) concentration and a significant increase in serum glutamic pyruvic transaminase (GPT) were found at 8 weeks of age in ducklings fed 20 ppm cadmium. Mild to severe kidney lesions were evident in ducklings fed 20 ppm cadmium for 12 weeks. No other blood chemistry measurement, hematological parameter, or tissue histopathological measurement indicated a reaction to cadmium ingestion. Body weight, liver weight, and the ratio of the femur weight to length were not affected by dietary cadmium. Femur cadmium concentration In all ducklings 12 weeks of age declined from the values detected at 4 and 8 weeks of age. Liver cadmium concentrations were significantly higher in relation to the increased dietary levels and in relation to the length of time the ducklings were fed the cadmium diets. At 12 weeks of age the cadmium concentration in liver tissue was twice that in the diet.
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Cain, B.W., Sileo, L., Franson, J.C., Moore, J., 1983, Effects of dietary cadmium on mallard ducklings: Environmental Research, v. 32, no. 3, p. 286-297, https://doi.org/10.1016/0013-9351(83)90112-3.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Effects of dietary cadmium on mallard ducklings |
| Series title | Environmental Research |
| DOI | 10.1016/0013-9351(83)90112-3 |
| Volume | 32 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Year Published | 1983 |
| Language | English |
| Contributing office(s) | Patuxent Wildlife Research Center |
| Description | 12 p. |
| First page | 286 |
| Last page | 297 |