Baker, L. M., Larsen, C. T., Sriranganathan, N., Jones, D. E., Johnson, M. S., and Gogal, Jr., R. M.
The article presents a stud to evaluate the effects of an acute oral exposure to a subtoxic dose of hexahydro-1,3,5-triazine (RDX), octahydro-1,3,5,7-tetrazocine (HMX) and 2,4,6 trinitrotoluene (TNT) on the Northern Bobwhite and the potential of the intestinal flora to break down these compounds in vitro. Northern Bobwhite quail were hatched and grown at the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia. All birds were housed under Virginia Tech's Animal Care and Use Committee's guidelines.