Pascalia glauca poisoning in ruminants: Report of 12 outbreaks in northwestern Argentina.

Autor: Medina DM; Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias y Veterinarias-UCASAL, Argentina. Electronic address: diegomartinnicolas@hotmail.com., Aguirre LS; Área de Sanidad Animal-IIACS Salta/CAP-INTA, Argentina; Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas de Argentina, Argentina., Marin RE; Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias-Universidad Nacional de Jujuy, Argentina., Micheloud JF; Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias y Veterinarias-UCASAL, Argentina; Área de Sanidad Animal-IIACS Salta/CAP-INTA, Argentina.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Toxicon : official journal of the International Society on Toxinology [Toxicon] 2022 Jul 30; Vol. 214, pp. 108-111. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 May 25.
DOI: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2022.05.040
Abstrakt: Pascalia glauca, a perennial herb known for its toxicity in ruminants, is one of the most important toxic plants in northwestern Argentina. This work describes several outbreaks of natural intoxication with P. glauca from different sources affecting cattle, sheep and goats in different production systems, with morbidity varying between 1% and 100%. Clinical signs included tremors in the hindquarters, recumbency and death. The liver showed swelling, congestion and a mottled appearance. Histopathologic findings included centrilobular hepatocellular necrosis with hemorrhage.
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