Baccharis megapotamica var. weirii poisoning in water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis).
| Autor: | Oliveira-Filho JC; Veterinary Pathology Laboratory, Federal University of Santa Maria, Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil., Carmo PM, Lucena RB, Pierezan F, Barros CS |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | Journal of veterinary diagnostic investigation : official publication of the American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians, Inc [J Vet Diagn Invest] 2011 May; Vol. 23 (3), pp. 610-4. |
| DOI: | 10.1177/1040638711403435 |
| Abstrakt: | An outbreak of an acute disease in buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) caused by the ingestion of Baccharis megapotamica var. weirii occurred in the southern region of Brazil. Ten out of 50 buffalo died 24-48 hr after being introduced into a pasture containing abundant amounts of the plant. Factors influencing the ingestion of the plant and consequent toxicosis included hunger, stress caused by shipment, and unfamiliarity with the plant. Clinical signs included serous ocular discharge, incoordination, mild bloat, and muscle trembling. One buffalo was necropsied. Gross findings included dehydration, abundant liquid in the rumen, reddening of the mucosa of forestomachs, abomasum, and intestine, and edema of the wall of the rumen. The main histologic lesions were superficial to full thickness degeneration and necrosis of the stratified epithelium lining the forestomachs, necrosis of the intestinal mucosa, and widespread lymphoid necrosis. A calf (Bos taurus) was fed a single dose of 5 g/kg/body weight of B. megapotamica var. weirii harvested from the same site where the buffalo died. Twenty hours after the administration of the plant this calf died with clinical signs and lesions similar to those observed in the naturally poisoned buffalo. (© 2011 The Author(s)) |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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