Lindane toxicity to one year old calves

Journal Article · Wed May 01 04:00:00 EDT 1991 · Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01689964· OSTI ID:7066291

Venant, A; Borrel, S; Mallet, J ^[1]; Sery, C ^[2]

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1. CNEVA-LCHA, Paris (France)
2. Direction des Services Veterinaires de l'AISNE, Laon (France)

Lindane (the gamma isomer of 1,2,3,4,5,6 hexachlorocyclohexane) is still recommended and used as seed treatment and for control of pests especially against lice and ticks on sheep and cattle (but not on dairy cattle and laying hens). Unlike others organochlorine pesticides, lindane does not persist in the environment or in living animals. Multitest data have established that is not a highly toxic pesticide. About domestic animals toxicity, no exact data is available and LD50 is not exactly known. Values obtained after an accidental intoxication allow the authors to have some data on toxicity levels and on toxic origin symptoms. During the last year, one case of intoxication of calves was investigated on 30 calves (sprayed against ectoparasite with lindane) in which 5 died. Results are reported in the present work.

• OSTI ID: 7066291
• Journal Information: Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology; (United States), Journal Name: Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology; (United States) Vol. 46:5; ISSN 0007-4861; ISSN BECTA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.
ABSORPTION
ADIPOSE TISSUE
ANIMAL TISSUES
ANIMALS
BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS
BLOOD
BODY
BODY FLUIDS
CALVES
CATTLE
CHLORINATED ALICYCLIC HYDROCARBONS
CHROMATOGRAPHY
CLEARANCE
CONNECTIVE TISSUE
DOMESTIC ANIMALS
EXCRETION
GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY
HALOGENATED ALICYCLIC HYDROCARBONS
INSECTICIDES
LINDANE
MAMMALS
MATERIALS
MORTALITY
ORGANIC CHLORINE COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC HALOGEN COMPOUNDS
PESTICIDES
RUMINANTS
SEPARATION PROCESSES
SKIN ABSORPTION
SORPTION
TISSUES
TOXICITY
UPTAKE
VERTEBRATES