Abstract
Laying Japanese quail were dosed with 9 mg./kg./day of p,p′-DDT. Levels of residues of p,p′-DDT, DDE and DDD were monitored over 101 days in eggs, omental fat and livers. A plateau of residues was established in eggs and fat after about 6 weeks. Although magnification of residues was also limited in livers, the pattern was less clear. Conversions of the DDT to DDE and DDD were observed, and it is suggested that the conversion to DDD may represent an expedient metabolic and excretory pathway due to its apparently limited distribution in the body. Egg production, egg weight and egg shell thickness were not altered during the course of the experiment.
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