Abstract
con- tain fragments of lead bullets. This report details the clinical, toxicological and patho- logical findings associated with an unusual case of lead poisoning in commercially reared alligators. Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries data indicate sales of alligator hides and meat represent an aquaculture in- dustry in the state with a 1995 production valued at US $11 million. The animals are typically raised indoors in buildings con- taining multiple pens with shallow pools provided with raised platforms for feeding and resting. At optimum temperatures of 30-32 C, market-sized alligators, averaging 120 cm, can be produced in approximately 2 yr. Diets on most farms consist of a com- bination of commercially available pellets, chicken parts, whole fish, and ground nutria carcasses. Relative proportions of the dif-
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