Hepatic damage associated with fatal zinc phosphide poisoning in broiler chicks.

Zinc phosphide (ZnP) is a widely used rodenticide which has the potential to cause high mortality if ingested. The present study was designed in order to explore the hepatic injury in broiler chicks that were acutely intoxicated with ZnP. For this purpose, a total number of 12 broiler chicks were divided into two equal groups.