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Abstract
Three purebred Shorthorn cattle were tested for susceptibility to malathion toxicity. They were subjects of a case report in which symptoms had been interpreted as organophosphate poisoning following the recommended pesticidal treatment for lice. Animals were experimentally overdosed with a malathion spray at three-week intervals. Individual treatments exceeded 20 times and cumulative treatments 50 times the recommended dose. No clinical symptoms could be detected at any time during or after treatment. A depression of approximately 20-30 per cent in blood cholinesterase was the only subclinical effect of toxicity observed. Variations in body weight remained within the range expected for mature animals on a maintenance diet.Entities:
Keywords: BLOOD CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; BODY WEIGHT; CATTLE; CHOLINESTERASE; DRUG TOLERANCE; EXPERIMENTAL LAB STUDY; INSECTICIDES; TOXICOLOGIC REPORT
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Year: 1965 PMID: 14281073 PMCID: PMC1494395
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Can J Comp Med Vet Sci ISSN: 0316-5957