Vol. 7, Issue 1 (2019)
Prevalence of fluorosis in calves reared in the vicinity of aluminium smelter plant, Odisha
Author(s): Kruti D Mandal, MR Das, M Pati, AR Gupta and RC Patra
Abstract: The prevalence of fluorosis among calves (<18 months) was carried out in the vicinity of Aluminium smelter plant in Odisha, India. The 107 number of calves were screened physically and clinically for presence of clinical signs of dental and skeletal lesions of fluorosis. Out of these, 90 animals (84.11%) were affected with dental form of the fluorosis whereas, only 10 animals (9.34%) suffered from skeletal form of the disease. The prevalence rate of disease was also investigated in different age groups of calves. Both the dental and skeletal form of the disease were higher in calves of 12-18 month of age group of animals. The biotic and abiotic samples were also analysed for their fluoride content. High fluoride content were recorded in soil, water and forages nearer to the smelter plants and gradually decreases over distance. The plasma, urine and faecal level in calves of polluted area were elevated than the non-polluted area. The present study, provided an insight of implications of industrial fluorosis on animal health and environment.
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Kruti D Mandal, MR Das, M Pati, AR Gupta, RC Patra. Prevalence of fluorosis in calves reared in the vicinity of aluminium smelter plant, Odisha. Int J Chem Stud 2019;7(1):2502-2504.
