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. 1946 Dec;10(12):348–349.

Tolerance of Cattle to DDT

A A Kingscote
PMCID: PMC1661182  PMID: 17648228

Abstract

GRADE cows fed a commercial 50 per cent wettable DDT powder developed symptoms of DDT poisoning following a minimum dose of 514 mgm/kg actual DDT and recovered from maximum of 1100 mgm/kg. Each cow received a total of 720 grams (25 oz) of the wettable powder which is far in excess of the quantity which is likely to be ingested following the spraying of barns.

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