
Table 3. Weight changes among quail on diets 
which included one of the insecticides - 
shown. 
Average weight (Grams per bird) __ 
Percent At start No. alive at end 
Insecticide in diet of test At death of experiment 
Chlordane 0.1 156.6 Bhe9 | (20)% (al dead) 
0.05 153.3 86.4 (20) (all dead) 
Toxaphene O.1 167.5 88.8 (20) (all dead) 
0.05 159.0 108.6 (18) ho (2) 
DDT O.1 142.9 151.2 (20) 5 
0.05 143.4 155.6 (10) 166.9 (10) 
Benzene 0.1 191.5 (19)  1bh.6 (18) «164.0 (2) 
hexachloride 
0.05 195.8 1h5.5 (2) 172.3 (18) 
Methoxychlor 0.1 162.5 —-— 180. (20) 
0.05 147.7 130.0 (1) 168.5 (19) 
TDE (Rothane) O.1 19.2 nme 174.0 (20) 
0.05 16.9 (19) === 174.6 (19) 
Parathion 0.025 194.8 (19) 109.1 (17) 167.5 (2) 
0.0125 193.4 103.1 (10) 158.8 (10) 
Check 138.8 mete 176.5 (20) 
( Untreated) . 
% Figures in parentheses show number of individuals. 
