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Peer-reviewed veterinary case report

Lead in blood of urban Indian horses.

Journal:
Veterinary and human toxicology
Year:
2004
Authors:
Dey, S & Dwivedi, S K
Affiliation:
Laboratory of Medicine · India
Species:
horse

Abstract

A cross sectional study recorded the Lead (Pb) concentrations in blood from 288 horses in urban areas. Mean blood Pb concentration was estimated as 0.47 +/- 0.02 and 0.55 +/- 0.02 ppm in horses for industrial and highway-adjacent localities respectively. Mean blood Pb in horses from rural areas was 0.38 +/- 0.03 ppm. The mean Pb in forage samples from these horses was 36.96 +/- 6.23, 52.08 +/- 9.86 and 11.72 +/- 1.34 ppm in industrial, highway-adjacent and rural localities respectively. No overt signs of Pb toxicosis were seen in these animals

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Original publication: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15303393/