Toxic effects seen in a herd of beef cattle following exposure to ash residues contaminated by lead and mercury

Veterinary Journal

Volumn 174, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 99-105

  Krametter Froetscher, R ^a   Tataruch, F ^a   Hauser, S ^a   Leschnik, M ^a   Url, A ^a   Baumgartner, W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Austria)

Author keywords

Ash residues; Lead; Mercury; Poisoning; Seizures

Indexed keywords

LEAD; MERCURY;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ANOREXIA; ARTICLE; ASH; ATAXIA; AUTOPSY; BEEF CATTLE; BRAIN EDEMA; BRAIN NECROSIS; CATTLE DISEASE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FASCICULATION; HERD; KIDNEY; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; LEAD POISONING; LIVER; NONHUMAN; PASTURE; SALIVATION; SEIZURE; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; TONGUE; WITHDRAWAL REFLEX;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; FEMALE; LEAD POISONING; MALE; MERCURY POISONING;

ANIMALIA; BOS;

EID: 34249891353     PISSN: 10900233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2006.03.008     Document Type: Article

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