As avian species are quite sensitive to pesticides and chemicals, they are hence suitable for toxicity studies. In this endpoint, toxicity is mapped across 17 avian species, where data from PA Ecotox database is employed. Lethal concentration 50 (LC50) values are used to determine the toxicity of a given compound. Based on these LC50 values, compounds are separated between toxic and non-toxic.
Title : In silico prediction of chemical toxicity on avian species using chemical category approaches
Authors : Zhang, Chen, Feixiong Cheng, Lu Sun, Shulin Zhuang, Weihua Li, Guixia Liu, Philip W. Lee, and Yun Tang
URL : https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0045653514014003
Journal : Chemosphere
Year : 2015