SUMMARY Several laboratory tests that are currently used for the diagnosis of lead poisoning in man were evaluated for the detection of lead poisoning in sheep given 3 or 10 mg Pb/kg body weight/day for 7 weeks. Urinary porphyrins and basophilic stippling of erythrocytes were not sensitive indicators of lead poisoning in sheep, while urinary lead and urinary ∂‐aminolevulinic acid concentrations were too variable to have diagnostic value. However, erythrocyte ∂‐aminolevulinic acid dehydratase was strongly inhibited by exposure to relatively low doses of lead, while blood lead concentrations gave an indication of the level of exposure to lead poisoning. Copyright © 1978, Wiley Blackwell. All rights reserved

Item Type:	Refereed Article
Research Division:	Agricultural, Veterinary and Food Sciences
Research Group:	Animal production
Research Field:	Animal protection (incl. pests and pathogens)
Objective Division:	Animal Production and Animal Primary Products
Objective Group:	Livestock raising
Objective Field:	Sheep for wool
UTAS Author:	Horton, BJ (Dr Brian Horton)
ID Code:	69886
Year Published:	1977
Web of Science® Times Cited:	10
Deposited By:	Agricultural Science
Deposited On:	2011-05-23
Last Modified:	2011-05-23
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