Occurrence of acute lead toxicosis in western Canadian cattle herds: A decade of diagnostic case records (2014 to 2024).

Vanessa E Cowan

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Article in The Canadian veterinary journal = La revue veterinaire canadienne, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Vanessa E CowanDepartment of Veterinary Biomedical Sciences, Western College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.

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Background: Acute lead toxicosis is a leading toxic etiology in western Canadian cattle herds. Automotive batteries are commonly accepted as the main source of lead for grazing cattle. Objective: The objective was to characterize cases of acute lead poisoning in cattle in western Canada (British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba) based on submissions to a veterinary diagnostic laboratory from 2014 to 2024. Procedure: This study was a diagnostic records review. Results: From January 1, 2014 to December 31, 2024, 352 cattle were poisoned from 233 herds. Cases occurred annually (median: 33 cases, 13 herds). Most submissions occurred in June ( Conclusion and clinical relevance: Acute lead poisoning continues to be a regular occurrence in western Canada. Pre-weaned calves during the months of May through July were at the greatest risk of lead poisoning in this study population.

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Cattle DiseasesLead PoisoningAnimalsCanadaCattleFemaleLeadMaleManitobaSaskatchewanLead

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PMCPMC12915467

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