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Science 6 February 1981:
Vol. 211. no. 4482, pp. 593 - 595
DOI: 10.1126/science.7455699
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Science, Vol 211, Issue 4482, 593-595
Copyright © 1981 by American Association for the Advancement of Science

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2,4,5-trichlorophenoxyacetic acid causes behavioral effects in chickens at environmentally relevant doses

CA Sanderson and LJ Rogers

Administration of the herbicide 2,4,5-trichlorophenoxyacetic acid to incubating chicken eggs alters behavior after hatching. Single doses, with no morphological effects, retard learning (lowest dose, 7 milligrams per kilogram of body weight) and increase general activity (27 milligrams per kilogram) and jumping (13 milligrams per kilogram). Day 15 of incubation is the most susceptible stage of development.


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