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Record Nr.

UNINA9910972546803321

Titolo

Mineral tolerance of animals / / Committee on Minerals and Toxic Substances, Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources, Division on Earth and Life Studies

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, 2005

ISBN

1-280-28641-5

9786610286416

0-309-55027-0

Edizione

[2nd rev. ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (511 p.)

Disciplina

636.089/59

Soggetti

Veterinary toxicology

Minerals in animal nutrition

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Rev. ed. of: Mineral tolerance of domestic animals / National Research Council (U.S.). Subcommittee on Mineral Toxicity in Animals. 1980.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

""Front Matter""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Preface""; ""Contents""; ""Tables and Figures""; ""Summary""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 Maximum Tolerable Levels""; ""3 Aluminum""; ""4 Arsenic""; ""5 Barium""; ""6 Bismuth""; ""7 Boron""; ""8 Bromine""; ""9 Cadmium""; ""10 Calcium""; ""11 Chromium""; ""12 Cobalt""; ""13 Copper""; ""14 Fluorine""; ""15 Iodine""; ""16 Iron""; ""17 Lead""; ""18 Magnesium""; ""19 Manganese""; ""20 Mercury""; ""21 Molybdenum""; ""22 Nickel""; ""23 Phosphorus""; ""24 Potassium""; ""25 Selenium""; ""26 Silicon""; ""27 Sodium Chloride""; ""28 Sulfur""; ""29 Tin""

""30 Vanadium""""31 Zinc""; ""32 Other Minerals""; ""33 Minerals and Acid-Base Balance""; ""34 Nitrates and Nitrites""; ""35 Water as a Source of Toxic Substances""; ""About the Authors""; ""Index""; ""Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources Publications""

Sommario/riassunto

Excess minerals in the diet and water of animals can have an adverse effect on animal health, consumers, and the environment. Preventing unsafe mineral exposure is a fundamental part of animal nutrition and management. At the request of the Food and Drug Administration, the National Academies convened a committee to make recommendations on animal tolerances and toxic dietary levels, updating a 1980 report



on mineral tolerance in domestic animals. Based on a review of current scientific data and information, the report sets a "maximum tolerable level" (MTL) for each mineral as it applies to the diets of farm animals, poultry, and fish. The report includes an analysis of the effects of toxic levels in animal diets, and it identifies elements that pose potential human health concerns. The report recommends research that includes a better characterization of animal exposure to minerals through feedstuffs; a better understanding of the relationship between mineral concentrations in feed and water and the levels in consumer products such as meat, milk, and eggs; and more research on the maximum tolerable level of minerals for aquatic and companion animals.