Document Type
Report
Report Number
A.S. Series 73-18
Publication Date
1973
Summary
Mercury in our environment has been implicated in egg shell thinning and poor hatchability among various species of wild birds. We have used domestic chickens to determine the effect of a range of sublethal levels of two dietary mercury compounds, i.e., inorganic mercuric chloride and organic methylmercuric chloride.
Number of Pages
5
Type
text
Format
application/pdf
Language
en
Publisher
Department of Animal Science, Agricultural Experiment Station, South Dakota State University
Recommended Citation
Emerick, R. J.; Holmquist, C. E.; Nelson, R. A.; and Carlson, C. W., "Sublethal Effects of Mercury on Growth and Reproductive Performance of Layers" (1973). South Dakota Poultry Field Day Proceedings and Research Reports, 1973. 7.
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