therapeutic regimen for purging dieldrin from adulterated individuals

• Published in: Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology Vol. 12; no. 4; pp. 433 - 441
• Main Authors: Harr, J.R, Gillett, J.W, Exon, J.H, Clark, D.E
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 01-10-1974
• Subjects: cattle; poisoning
• ISSN: 0007-4861; 1432-0800
• DOI: 10.1007/bf01684979

In four feedlots 1013 steers, fed over 50% of their diet as cull seed potatoes containing 0.1-0.2 ppm dieldrin, developed residues of up to 0.76 ppm. These residues were in excess of federal guidelines (0.30 ppm, rendered fat), but were considered non-pathological and without physiological effect. Application of a therapeutic regimen, consisting of an initial injection of testosterone propionate and vitamins a, D, and E, and of daily oral doses of phenobarbital and activated charcoal in a finishing ration, resulted in marked reductions in dieldrin residues within 30 days.