Lead intoxication of cows and studies on the contamination of milk

A case of acute lead intoxication of dairy cows after intesting fragments o f a lead accumulator is reported. The clinical, pathological, anatomical, c hemical and toxicological findings are presented. In addition the results o f prospective investigations of the excretion of lead in milk following thi s natural intoxication are reported. The lead concentration in the milk of affected was equal to or smaller than the accepted normal concentration of 0.03 mg/l after 42 days and 22 days,for individual and hulk milk samples, r espectively.