Lead exposition by gunshot ingestion in red-legged partridge (Alectoris rufa).
Absorption of low concentrations of lead may result in a wide range of sublethal effects in birds. Although waterfowl appear the most severely affected group for this heavy metal, leadpoisoning-mortality has been observed in a wide variety of bird species, ie raptors and upland game birds. In this present work, hepatic lead levels in different red-legged partridges are presented to indicate threshold values which could help in future toxicological studies when considering the lack of information about lead poisoning of such birds in the wild.
Soler Rodríguez
F
F
Toxicology Area, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Avda de la Universidad s/n, 10071 Cáceres, Spain.
Oropesa Jiménez
A L
AL
García Cambero
J P
JP
Pérez López
M
M
D000818:Animals; D000835:Animals, Wild; D001715:Bird Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D001717:Birds; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005389:Firearms; D007854:Lead / Q000032:analysis*; D007855:Lead Poisoning / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000662:veterinary*
D007854:Lead