Title
Mercury and Selenium Interactions During Growth and Reproduction of Chickens (Progress Report)
Document Type
Report
Report Number
A.S. Series 78-6
Publication Date
1978
Summary
Elevated levels of mercury exist in various segments of the environment largely from past industrial and agricultural activities. Bacterial conversion of inorganic mercury to the biologically more important methylmercury promotes accumulation in animal bodies. Concentrations tend to increase as methylmercury is passed up the food chain through aquatic organisms to fish and water fowl and eventually to humans. It is this form of mercury, i.e., methylmercury, that has been implicated in egg shell thinning and lowered reproduction in birds.
Number of Pages
3
Type
text
Format
application/pdf
Language
en
Publisher
Department of Animal Science, Agricultural Experiment Station, South Dakota State University
Recommended Citation
Emerick, R. J.; Palmer, I. S.; Nelson, R. A.; and Carlson, C. W., "Mercury and Selenium Interactions During Growth and Reproduction of Chickens (Progress Report)" (1978). South Dakota Poultry Field Day Proceedings and Research Reports, 1978. 7.
https://openprairie.sdstate.edu/sd_poultry_1978/7