Toxicity of dimetridazole in waterfowl.
Dimetridazole at a concentration of 1.0 g/l in drinking water caused mortality in both ducklings and goslings. When given to goslings at a concentration of 0.5 g/l, the drug caused growth depression and nervous signs characterized by excess activity, abnormal head attitudes, and ataxia.
D000818:Animals; D001522:Behavior, Animal / Q000187:drug effects; D001835:Body Weight / Q000187:drug effects; D004131:Dimetridazole / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000633:toxicity*; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004326:Drinking; D004372:Ducks; D005777:Geese; D009593:Nitroimidazoles / Q000633:toxicity*; D009928:Organ Specificity; D011201:Poultry Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology
D009593:Nitroimidazoles; D004131:Dimetridazole