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Nutrient Requirements of Poultry: Ninth Revised Edition, 1994
Element or Compound
Species
Age
Chemical Form
Toxic Concentration (ppm)a
Toxic Effects
References
Nickel
Chicken
Immature
NiCl
400
Reduced growth
Hill, 1979
Nitrate
Turkey
Immature
NaNO3
900b
Reduced growth; mortality
Adams et al., 1967
Nitrate
Turkey
Immature
NaNO3
450(N)b
No effect on meat color
Mugler et al., 1970
Nitrite
Chicken
Immature
KNO2
658(N)
Decreased vitamin A in liver and thyroid enlargement
Sell and Roberts, 1963
Selenium
Chicken
Immature
Na2 SeO3 + Se in wheat
10
Reduced growth
Carlson and Leitis, 1957
Selenium
Chicken
Immature
Na2 SeO3
10
Reduced growth
Jensen, 1975a
Selenium
Chicken
Immature
Na2 SeO3
20 (+1,000 Ca)
Reduced growth
Jensen, 1975a
Selenium
Chicken
Laying hen
Se in wheat
10
Reduced hatchability
Moxon and Wilson, 1944
Selenium
Chicken
Adult
Na2 SeO3
5
Decreased hatchability
Ort and Latshaw, 1978
Silver
Chicken
Immature
AgSO4
200
Reduced growth
Hill et al., 1964
Silver
Chicken
Immature
AgNO3
900
Exudative diathesis (prevented by Se or vitamin E)
Peterson and Jensen, 1975a
Silver
Chicken
Immature
AgNO3
900
Anemia, enlarged hearts
Peterson and Jensen, 1975b
Silver
Turkey
Immature
Ag acetate or nitrate
900
Anemia, enlarged hearts, and muscular dystrophy prevented by Cu + Se)
Jensen et al., 1974
Sodium
Chicken
Immature
Na glutamate
8,900c
Reduced growth
Nesheim et al., 1964
Sodium
Chicken
Laying hen
Na2 SO4
12,000b
Reduced egg production
Krista et al., 1961
Sodium chloride
Chicken
Immature
NaCl
7,000b
Reduced growth; mortality
Krista et al., 1961
Sodium chloride
Chicken
Laying hen
NaCl
10,000b
Reduced egg production
Krista et al., 1961
Sodium chloride
Chicken
Adult
NaCl
40,000–60,000
Reduced egg production
Damron and Kelly, 1987
Sodium chloride
Turkey
Immature
NaCl
4,000b
Reduced body weight; mortality
Krista et al., 1961
Sodium chloride
Turkey
Immature
NaCl
27,000
Lung congestion; enlarged kidneys; mortality
Morrison et al., 1975
Sodium chloride
Duck
Immature
NaCl
4,000b
Reduced body weight
Krista et al., 1961
Sodium chloride
Turkey
Mature
NaCl
60,000
Reduced growth
Roberts, 1957
Sodium chloride
Turkey
Immature
NaCl
40,000
Reduced growth; pendulous crop
Harper and Arscott, 1962
Strontium
Chicken
Immature
SrCO3
6,000
Reduced growth
Weber et al., 1968
Sulfate
Chicken
Immature
K2 SO4 , Na2 SO4 , CaSO4
14,000
Reduced growth
Leach et al., 1960
Sulfate
Chicken
Laying hen
Na2 SO4
8,100
Reduced egg production
Krista et al., 1961
Tungsten
Chicken
Immature
Sodium tungstate
500
Reduced growth
Teekell and Watts, 1959
Vanadium
Chicken
Immature
NH4 VO3
8
Reduced growth
Berg, 1963
Vanadium
Chicken
Immature
Ca3 (VO4 )2
30
Reduced growth
Romoser et al., 1961
Vanadium
Chicken
Immature
Ca3 (VO4 )2
200
Mortality
Romoser et al., 1961
Vanadium
Chicken
Immature
NH4 VO3 or VOSO4
25
Reduced growth; mortality
Hathcock et al., 1964
Vanadium
Chicken
Immature
NaVO3
5
Reduced growth
Hill, 1974
Vanadium
Chicken
Immature
NH4 VO3
10
Reduced growth
Summers and Moran, 1972
Vanadium
Chicken
Laying hen
V in dicalcium phosphate
6
Depressed albumin quality
Sell et al., 1982
Vanadium
Chicken
Laying hen
NH4 VO3
15
Depressed albumin quality
Berg et al., 1963
Vanadium
Chicken
Laying hen
NH4 VO3
20
Depressed albumin quality; reduced body weight
Berg et al., 1963
Vanadium
Chicken
Laying hen
NH4 VO3
30
Depressed egg production
Berg et al., 1963
Vanadium
Chicken
Laying hen
NH4 VO3
50
Depressed hatchability
Berg et al., 1963
Zinc
Chicken
Immature
ZnSO4 , ZnCO3
1,500
Reduced growth
Roberson and Schaible, 1960
Zinc
Chicken
Immature
ZnO
3,000
Reduced growth
Johnson et al., 1962
Zinc
Chicken
Immature
ZnO
800
Reduced growth; bone ash (sucrose-fish meal diet)
Berg and Martinson, 1972
Zinc
Chicken
Immature
ZnSO4
2,000
Exudative diathesis; muscular dystrophy
Jensen, 1975b
Zinc
Chicken
Immature
ZnSO4
3,000
Reduced growth (0.5 ppm Se in diet)
Jensen, 1975b
Zinc
Turkey
Immature
ZnO
4,000
Reduced growth
Vohra and Kratzer, 1968
a Dietary concentrations of the elements unless specified otherwise.
b In water.
c Diet low in Cl- ion.