Effects of different dietary levels of cadmium, lead, copper, and zinc on the vitality of the forest pest insectLymantria disparL. (Lymantriidae, Lepid)

The effect of low level exposure to diet

The effect of low level exposure to dietary cadmium, on cadmium, zinc, copper and iron contents of selected tissues of growing lambs

✍ Alexander C. Dalgarno 📂 Article 📅 1980 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 471 KB 👁 1 views

## Abstract Twenty‐four, 13–14 week pregnant Cheviot ewes were offered either a basal grass cube diet containing 0.3 mg cadmium (Cd) kg^−1^, or the same diet supplemented with Cd to give dietary Cd contents of 3.4 or 6.4 mg Cd kg^−1^. Increasing dietary Cd had no effect on numbers of viable offspri