Effect of dietary selenium and mercury and /sup 203/Hg metabolism in chicks

Journal Article · Tue Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1974 · Poult. Sci.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.3382/ps.0531134· OSTI ID:5010724

Ansari, M S; Britton, W M

Two levels of selenium (0 or 10 p.p.m.) as Na/sub 2/SeO/sub 3/ and two levels of mercury (100 or 200 p.p.m.) as HgCl/sub 2/ were added alone or in combination to a commercial diet and fed to day-old White Leghorn male chicks. The chicks were orally dosed with /sup 203/Hg after seven days of feeding the diets and counted in a whole body counter at 0, 4, 8, 12, 24, 36 and 60 hours after dosing. Ninety-six hours after dosing the liver, kidneys, lungs, breast muscle and tibia were removed and tissue /sup 203/Hg determined. Feeding the diets containing selenium and/or mercury for 10 days had no effect on growth, feed conversion or mortality. Dietary selenium (10 p.p.m.) did not influence /sup 203/Hg whole body retention but mercury increased the loss. The combinations of dietary mercury and selenium increased the rate of /sup 203/Hg loss for the first 12 hours after dosing. The kidney and liver had the highest amounts of /sup 203/Hg 96 hours after dosing. 14 references, 3 tables.

• Research Organization: Univ. of Georgia, Athens
• OSTI ID: 5010724
• Journal Information: Poult. Sci.; (United States), Journal Name: Poult. Sci.; (United States) Vol. 53; ISSN POSCA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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ANIMAL TISSUES
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