LILACS – Literatura Latinoamericana y del Caribe de Ciencias de la Salud

Clinical and toxicological findings in nitrate and nitrite poisoning in cattle in Northeastern Brazil

Simões, João G; Olinda, Robério G; Maia, Lisanka A; Carvalho, Fabrício K. L; Dantas, Antônio F. M; Galiza, Glauco J. N; Medeiros, Rosane M. T; Riet-Correa, Franklin.

Pesqui. vet. bras; 42 (), 2022

We report two outbreaks of nitrate and nitrite poisoning in Paraíba, Northeast Brazil. The first, due to Pennisetum purpureum (elephant grass), and the second, due to P. purpureum and Brachiaria spp. (brachiaria grass), both occurred during a prolonged drought. In the first outbreak, the irrigation of t...

Nitratos/envenenamiento, Nitritos/envenenamiento, Pennisetum/envenenamiento, Brachiaria/envenenamiento, Intoxicación por Plantas/epidemiología, Intoxicación por Plantas/etiología, Riego Agrícola, Pastizales, Contaminación Química del Agua/efectos adversos

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Experimental poisoning by Brachiaria decumbens in rabbits

Brachiaria spp. are important sources of forage for ruminants in Brazil, due to the easy cultivation, good resistance to drought, good adaptation to different soils and low maintenance cost. However, the ingestion of this grass has been related to photosensitization outbreaks in cattle and sheep with sig...