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Table 6 Predicted lead exposure (mg/kg bw) of dogs fed meat with the lead residues from one bullet

From: Lead intoxication in dogs: risk assessment of feeding dogs trimmings of lead-shot game

 

General scenario

Worst scenario

Best scenario

Mean

99

284

54

St. Deviation

31

98

11

Minimum

8

43

25

Maximum

512

749

101

Median

95

275

53

95 percentile

140

460

74

99 percentile

194

549

83

  1. Results are shown as lead acetate equivalents per body weight (mg/kg bw). The General scenario is based on a mixture of bullet types, the Worst scenario on the bullet type with highest lead loss and the Best scenario on the bullet type with lowest lead loss, according to Stokke et al. [37]
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BMC Veterinary Research

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