Suspected lead toxicosis in a bald eagle.

An immature bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) was submitted to the University of Maryland, College Park, for clinical examination. The bird was thin, had green watery feces, and was unable to maintain itself in upright posture. Following radiography, the bird went into respiratory distress and died. Numerous lead shot were recovered from the gizzard, and chemical analysis of liver and kidney tissue revealed 22.9 and 11.3 ppm lead, respectively. The clinical signs, necropsy findings, and chemical analysis of the eagle were compatible with lead toxicosis.

• Publication year

  1977

• Venue

  Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association

• Publication date

  1977-11-01

• Fields of study

  Medicine, Environmental Science

• Identifiers
  DOI 10.2460/javma.1977.171.09.952PMID 924874
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  Open on Semantic Scholar

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  Semantic Scholar, PubMed

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