Mass poisoning in cattle, palm doves and mink caused by the coccidiostat dibutyltin dilaurate
Shlosberg, A.; Egyed, M.N.
Veterinary and Human Toxicology 21(1): 1-3
1979
ISSN/ISBN: 0145-6296 PMID: 425288 Document Number: 141574
Accidental addition of a dibutyltin dilaurate (DBTD) premix to calf concentrates at levels up to 25 000 ppm on 18 farms caused poisoning in 1000 cattle, of which 171 died and 287 were slaughtered. High concentrations of tin were found in the cattle tissues and precluded their human consumption. Palm doves ingesting concentrates containing 12 500 ppm DBTD on one farm were also poisoned and had high concentrations of tin in tissues. Mink were inadvertently fed a vitamin-mineral supplement containing about 1700 ppm DBTD. They appeared the most susceptible of the three species to this compound.