title: Arsenic residue in the products and by-products of chicken and ducks: a possible concern of avian health and environmental hazard to the population in West Bengal, India.
abstract: Arsenicosis caused due to drinking of arsenic contaminated ground water is a major environmental health hazard throughout the world. We evaluated the ecotoxicological effect of arsenic on chicken and duck in an arsenic endemic zone. The concentration of arsenic was higher in chicken and duck feed and their by-products than that in the respective samples of control area. Arsenic concentration in the eggs of both chicken and duck was higher than that in the respective samples of control area. Thus, we concluded that arsenic enters into food chain through the intake of contaminated eggs. Furthermore, adverse health effect of arsenic on avian population is due to the alteration in haematobiochemical indices.
authors.affiliation: Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Eastern Regional Station, Kolkata, India.
authors.forename: Tanmoy
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Rana
authors.affiliation: Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Eastern Regional Station, Kolkata, India National Research Centre on Yak, Dirang, West Kameng Distrct, Arunachal Pradesh, India asitmed2000@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Asit Kumar
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Bera
authors.affiliation: Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Eastern Regional Station, Kolkata, India.
authors.forename: Dipak Kumar
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Mondal
authors.affiliation: Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Eastern Regional Station, Kolkata, India.
authors.forename: Subhashree
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Das
authors.affiliation: Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Eastern Regional Station, Kolkata, India National Research Centre on Yak, Dirang, West Kameng Distrct, Arunachal Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Debasis
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bhattacharya
authors.affiliation: Fish Health and Environment Division, Central Inland Fishery Research Institute, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
authors.forename: Srikanta
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Samanta
authors.affiliation: Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Eastern Regional Station, Kolkata, India.
authors.forename: Diganta
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Pan
authors.affiliation: Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Eastern Regional Station, Kolkata, India.
authors.forename: Subrata Kumar
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Das
mesh_terms: D000410:Alanine Transaminase / Q000097:blood; D000818:Animals; D001151:Arsenic / Q000032:analysis; D020261:Arsenic Poisoning / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D001219:Aspartate Aminotransferases / Q000097:blood; D002645:Chickens / Q000378:metabolism; D004372:Ducks / Q000378:metabolism; D004531:Eggs / Q000032:analysis; D004781:Environmental Exposure / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005241:Feathers / Q000737:chemistry; D006400:Hematocrit / Q000662:veterinary; D006454:Hemoglobins / Q000032:analysis; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D011201:Poultry Diseases / Q000097:blood / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D006454:Hemoglobins; D001219:Aspartate Aminotransferases; D000410:Alanine Transaminase; D001151:Arsenic