Diagnosis of zinc phosphide poisoning in chickens using a new analytical approach

Avian Diseases

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 288-291

  Tiwary, Asheesh K ^a   Puschner, Birgit ^a   Charlton, Bruce R ^a   Filigenzi, Michael S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Analysis; Bait; Chicken; Gas chromatography; Mass spectrometry; Phosphine; Poisoning; Rodenticide; Toxicity; Zinc phosphide

Indexed keywords

AVENA; AVES; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 19544376804     PISSN: 00052086     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1637/7275-090804R     Document Type: Article

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