Abstract
Thiram-contaminated poultry feed caused soft egg shells, depressed growth and leg abnormalities in about 1 million birds. Corn previously treated with thiram and colored red was the source of the contamination as detected by gas chromatography and mass spectroscopy examinations. Standardized color-recognition for treated grain products could have avoided this situation and speaks to the international adoption of such standards.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Abnormalities, Drug-Induced / epidemiology*
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Animal Feed
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Animals
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Chickens
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Egg Shell / drug effects
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Food Contamination
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Fungicides, Industrial / poisoning*
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Fungicides, Industrial / toxicity
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Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry
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Poultry Diseases / epidemiology*
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Poultry Diseases / etiology
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Spain
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Thiram / poisoning*
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Thiram / toxicity
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Zea mays
Substances
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Fungicides, Industrial
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Thiram