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Acute oral toxicity of sodium cyanide in birds.

Abstract
Sensitivities of six avian species, black vulture (Coragyps atratus), American kestrel (Falco sparverius), Japanese quail (Coturnix japonica), domestic chicken (Gallus domesticus), eastern screech-owl (Otus asio), and European starling (Sturnus vulgaris), to acute poisoning by sodium cyanide (NaCN) were compared by single dose LD50's. Three species, domestic chickens, black vultures, and turkey vultures (Cathartes aura), were dosed with NaCN to determine cyanide residues in those that died and also in survivors, in addition to postmortem fate. Three flesh-eating species (black vulture, American kestrel, and eastern screech-owl; LD50's 4.0-8.6 mg/kg) were more sensitive to NaCN than three species (Japanese quail, domestic chicken, and European starling; LD50's 9.4-21 mg/kg) that fed predominantly on plant material. Elevated concentrations of cyanide were found in the blood of birds that died of cyanide poisoning; however, concentrations in birds that died overlapped those in survivors. Blood was superior to liver as the tissue of choice for detecting cyanide exposure. No gross pathological changes related to dosing were observed at necropsy.
AuthorsS N Wiemeyer, E F Hill, J W Carpenter, A J Krynitsky
JournalJournal of wildlife diseases (J Wildl Dis) Vol. 22 Issue 4 Pg. 538-46 (Oct 1986) ISSN: 0090-3558 [Print] United States
PMID3503141 (Publication Type: Journal Article)
Chemical References
  • Cyanides
  • Sodium Cyanide
Topics
  • Administration, Oral
  • Animals
  • Birds
  • Chickens
  • Coturnix
  • Cyanides (toxicity)
  • Female
  • Lethal Dose 50
  • Male
  • Sodium Cyanide (administration & dosage, toxicity)

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