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1 October 1987 EFFECTS OF DIETS CONTAINING SODIUM FLUORIDE ON MINK
J. L. Shupe, A. E. Larsen, A. E. Olson
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Abstract

Mink (Mustela vison) kits still nursing, and adult male mink were fed diets containing various levels of fluorine (as NaF) to determine the effects on health, growth and pelt quality. Different groups were fed diets containing 25.5 (control), 46.0, 111.5 or 287.0 ppm fluorine (on a wet basis) for 7–8 mo. Gross, radiographic and microscopic changes were seen in bones from some animals ingesting the higher levels of fluorine. Chemical analyses for fluorine generally reflected levels ingested. Fluorine caused no detectable differences in pelt quality. After data were evaluated, tolerance levels in the feed of not more than 50 ppm fluorine for breeding stock and 100 ppm fluorine for animals being raised only for pelts are recommended.

Shupe, Larsen, and Olson: EFFECTS OF DIETS CONTAINING SODIUM FLUORIDE ON MINK
J. L. Shupe, A. E. Larsen, and A. E. Olson "EFFECTS OF DIETS CONTAINING SODIUM FLUORIDE ON MINK," Journal of Wildlife Diseases 23(4), 606-613, (1 October 1987). https://doi.org/10.7589/0090-3558-23.4.606
Received: 17 October 1986; Published: 1 October 1987
KEYWORDS
chronic fluoride toxicosis
dietary ingestion
mink
Mustela vison
sodium fluoride
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