Growth and anatomical characteristics of pullet chicks fed diets contaminated with crude petroleum

Journal Article · Mon Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 1986 · Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol.; (United States)

OSTI ID:5177737

Pollution of farmlands by overland pipelines carrying crude or refined petroleum are capable of exposing domestic livestock and poultry to varying levels of ingested petroleum products. Prolonged ingestion of low levels of oil-polluted plant materials, seeds and water by livestock and poultry may affect tissues and organs and consequently influence growth and performance. The results reported here are from a preliminary study on gross anatomy and performance characteristics of pullet chicks fed diets contaminated with varying levels of crude petroleum.

• Research Organization: Rivers State Univ. of Science and Technology, Port Harcourt, Nigeria
• OSTI ID: 5177737
• Journal Information: Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol.; (United States), Vol. 37:3
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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