Background lead levels in dairy cattle: updated values for 1986.
Lead poisoning continues to be a problem in cattle. The toxicologic significance of blood lead levels requires the differentiation of background blood lead from toxic levels. A ten-fold variation of background blood lead levels reported in previous studies has prompted us to conduct our own survey. Our results indicate significantly lower background blood lead levels in New York State cattle analyzed in 1986 than in those levels previously reported elsewhere.
Carmichael
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Toxicology Division of Diagnostic Laboratory, New York State College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca 14853.
Eckerlin
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Maylin
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