| Autor: |
Mendonça MFF; Postgraduate Program in Animal Science in the Tropics, Federal University of Bahia (UFBA), Av. Milton Santos 500, Salvador 40170-110, Brazil., Caymmi LG; Postgraduate Program in Animal Science in the Tropics, Federal University of Bahia (UFBA), Av. Milton Santos 500, Salvador 40170-110, Brazil., Silva AWO; Postgraduate Program in Animal Science in the Tropics, Federal University of Bahia (UFBA), Av. Milton Santos 500, Salvador 40170-110, Brazil., Biscarde CEA; Veterinary Pathology Laboratory, UFBA, Av. Milton Santos 500, Salvador 40170-110, Brazil., Silva RDG; Veterinary Pathology Laboratory, UFBA, Av. Milton Santos 500, Salvador 40170-110, Brazil., Leal PV; Veterinary Pathology Laboratory, UFBA, Av. Milton Santos 500, Salvador 40170-110, Brazil., Pimentel LA; Veterinary Pathology Sector, Federal University of Recôncavo of Bahia (UFRB), Road Rui Barbosa 710, Cruz Das Almas 44380-000, Brazil., Riet-Correa F; Veterinary Pathology Laboratory, UFBA, Av. Milton Santos 500, Salvador 40170-110, Brazil., Peixoto TC; Veterinary Pathology Laboratory, UFBA, Av. Milton Santos 500, Salvador 40170-110, Brazil. |
| Abstrakt: |
This study aimed to clarify the type of photosensitization induced by C. serpens and to verify if the plant remains toxic after being collected and stored. Eight crossbred sheep, aged between 6 and 36 months, were divided into three groups (G1 to G3). Over 30 days, daily, G1 received an exclusive diet of C. serpens , and G2 and G3 received 10 g/kg/BW and 20 g/kg/BW, respectively. Two other sheep were used as controls (CG). Before administration, the plant had been harvested every 15 days. Liver biopsies and blood samples were taken from all sheep on day zero and weekly. All sheep that received the plant developed clinical signs of photosensitization, and no changes were observed in the serum activities of AST and GGT. On day 30, all sheep except Ov1 from G1 and Ov7 were euthanized and necropsied. All sheep that received the plant developed clinical signs. Macroscopic or histologic lesions were not observed in the liver. Ov 1 recovered 13 days after the end of ingestion. These results demonstrated that C. serpens causes primary photosensitization. It is advisable to avoid grazing on pastures invaded by the plant or to remove them from the pastures immediately after observing the first signs. |
