Health effects following chronic dosing with tungsten-iron and tungsten-polymer shot in adult game-farm mallards

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 451-458

  Mitchell, R R ^a   Fitzgerald, S D ^a   Aulerich, R J ^a   Balander, R J ^a   Powell, D C ^a   Tempelman, R J ^a   Stickle, R L ^a   Stevens, W ^b   Bursian, S J ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Federal Cartridge Company   (United States)

Author keywords

Anas platyrhynchos; Experimental study; Mallard; Nontoxic shot alternative; Toxicity; Tungsten iron shot; Tungsten polymer shot

Indexed keywords

ALLOY; BISMUTH; CAPROLACTAM; DRUG DERIVATIVE; IRON; POLICAPRAM; POLYMER; STEEL; TUNGSTEN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BIRD DISEASE; BODY WEIGHT; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; DRUG ADMINISTRATION; DRUG EFFECT; DUCK; FEMALE; INTOXICATION; KIDNEY; LEAD POISONING; LIVER; MALE; MORTALITY; ORGAN SIZE; PATHOLOGY; RANDOMIZATION;

ALLOYS; ANIMALS; BIRD DISEASES; BISMUTH; BODY WEIGHT; CAPROLACTAM; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; DUCKS; FEMALE; IRON; KIDNEY; LEAD POISONING; LIVER; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; POISONING; POLYMERS; RANDOM ALLOCATION; STEEL; TUNGSTEN;

EID: 0035404713     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-37.3.451     Document Type: Article

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