Selenium accumulation and loss in mallard eggs
Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry
By: G. H. Heinz
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Abstract
Five female mallards (Anas platyrhynchos) that had just started egg laying were first fed a diet containing 15 ppm selenium in the form of selenomethionine for 20 d and then an untreated diet for 20 d. Selenium levels in eggs peaked (to about 13-20 ppm) in about two weeks on the treated diet and leveled off at a low level (< 5 ppm) after about 10 d back on the untreated diet. Selenium levels in egg whites responded faster than levels in yolks to the females' consumption of treated and untreated diets.
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Heinz, G.H., 1993, Selenium accumulation and loss in mallard eggs: Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, v. 12, no. 4, p. 775-778, https://doi.org/10.1002/etc.5620120419.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Selenium accumulation and loss in mallard eggs |
| Series title | Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry |
| DOI | 10.1002/etc.5620120419 |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Publication Date | April 01, 1993 |
| Year Published | 1993 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry |
| Contributing office(s) | Patuxent Wildlife Research Center |
| Description | 4 p. |
| First page | 775 |
| Last page | 778 |