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Selenium accumulation and loss in mallard eggs

Journal Article · · Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry; (United States)
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  1. Fish and Wildlife Service, Laurel, MD (United States)
Five female mallards (Anas platyhynchos) that had just started egg laying were first fed a diet containing 15 ppm selenium in the form of selenomethionine for 20 d and then an untreated diet for 20 d. Selenium levels in eggs peaked (to about 13-20 ppm) in about two weeks on the treated diet and leveled off at a low level (< 5 ppm) after about 10 d back on the untreated diet. Selenium levels in egg whites responded faster than levels in yolks to the females' consumption of treated and untreated diets.
OSTI ID:
6773701
Journal Information:
Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry; (United States), Journal Name: Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry; (United States) Vol. 12:4; ISSN ETOCDK; ISSN 0730-7268
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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