[Experimental control of the process of lead absorption and deposition in domestic ducks]

A trial was conducted with 40 domestic ducks of the White Pekin breed at the age of 40 days: thirty pieces of lead shot were introduced as a single dose in the gizzard. The process of lead resorption and deposition was found not to be significantly influenced by the therapeutic treatments nor changes in the composition of feed. A week after the administration of shot a significant increase was recorded in the content of lead to 4.32 mg in liver, to 11.36 mg in kidney and to 1.15 mg in muscle (the respective values for the control animals were 0.07, 0.11 and 0.06 mg per kg). At the end of the trial after three weeks of treatment and administration of experimental diets, no significant differences were recorded in lead content in liver, kidney and muscle between the untreated and treated ducks nor ducks fed experimental diets.