[A case of aldicarb poisoning in cattle]. / Een geval van aldicarbvergiftiging bij rundvee.

Six cows fell ill and two died following the spilling of an amount of the pesticide Temik on a pasture. Chemical analyses for aldicarb, the active principle of Temik, in the rumen of a dead animal, showed that a lethal dose of aldicarb was present. Examination for residues resulted in the decision to regard meat and organs as unfit human consumption. From the point of view of prevention of general risks, the milk produced on the day on which the accident was recorded, as well as that produced during the following six days had to be destroyed.

[Mineral content of various tissues in cattle. 4. Studies on dry matter, Ca, Mg, Na and K concentration in mucous membrane and muscle layer of various bovine gastrointestinal sections]. / Untersuchungen über den Mineralstoffgehalt verschiedener Gewebe vom Rind. 4. Untersuchungen über den Gehalt an Trockenmasse, an Ca, Mg, Na und K in der Schleimhaut und in der Muskelschicht verschiedener Abschnitte des Magen-Darm-Kanals vom Rind

Samples of the following parts of the gastrointestinal tract were collected from 20 slaughter cattle: - oesophagus, reticulum, omasum, rumen, abomasum, duodenum, jejunum, ileum, colon (beginning and end). There were considerable differences in mineral content, related to the differing functions of each part. Forestomach mucosa contained high concentrations of Ca and Mg, attributable to accumulation and separation of mineral salts. In the three segments of small intestine there was generally more Mg than Ca, with high concentrations of Na and K. The tabulated results are intended to provide a basis for comparison with pathological states.