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Lead poisoning in a sample of Maryland mourning doves

Journal Article · · J. Wildl. Manage.; (United States)
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2307/3798133· OSTI ID:6263679
A sick mourning dove (Zenaidura macroura) collected in Maryland with 2 lead shot in the gizzard showed acid-fast intranuclear inclusion bodies in the kidney tubular cells. The liver and the tibia contained 72 ppm and 187 ppm lead (wet weight) respectively. Four gizzards from 62 doves killed by hunters contained lead shot. The lead content of 43 dove livers ranged from 0.4-14.0 ppm (wet weight); 40 of these doves were collected by hunters, and the other 3 were dying of trichomoniasis.
Research Organization:
Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, Laurel, MD
OSTI ID:
6263679
Journal Information:
J. Wildl. Manage.; (United States), Journal Name: J. Wildl. Manage.; (United States) Vol. 31:3; ISSN JWMAA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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