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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Epidemiological aspects of natural poisoning by Prosopis juliflora in ruminants in semiarid areas of the state of Bahia, Brazil, invaded by the plant

Mendonça, Múcio F. F; Pedroso, Pedro M. O; Pimentel, Luciano A; Madureira, Karina M; Macêdo, Juliana T. S. A; DSoares, Charmila S; Silva, Antonio W. O; Peixoto, Tiago C.

Pesqui. vet. bras; 40 (7), 2020

Poisoning by Prosopis juliflora (mesquite) leads to neurological signs, cachexia and death, mainly in cattle and goats. Although the uncontrolled spread of mesquite in the Caatinga biome (biological invasion), which alters the epidemiological conditions of intoxication by this plant, has been proved for ...

Prosopis/envenenamiento, Rumiantes, Intoxicación por Plantas/etiología, Intoxicación por Plantas/epidemiología, Enfermedades de los Bovinos/etiología, Plantas Tóxicas/envenenamiento

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Seneciosis in cattle associated with ingestion of Senecio brasiliensis under different forms of consumption in Santa Catarina state, Brazil

Biffi, Claudia P; Ogliari, Daiane; Melchioretto, Elaine; Traverso, Sandra D; Gava, Aldo.

Pesqui. vet. bras; 39 (8), 2019

This study identified the different forms of ingestion of Senecio brasiliensis in cattle, diagnosed by the Animal Pathology Laboratory at CAV-UDESC, in the state of Santa Catarina, Brazil. A retrospective evaluation from 1987 to 2016 showed that ingestion has occurred voluntarily due to the presence of t...

Senecio/toxicidad, Intoxicación por Plantas/veterinaria, 24457, Intoxicación por Plantas/etiología, Brasil

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