Results: 40

Spontaneous poisoning by Baccharis vulneraria Backer in cattle

Pesqui. vet. bras; 42 (), 2022
Baccharis vulneraria Backer is a sub-shrub frequently found in southern Brazil, which leads to gastrointestinal tract intoxication. The objective of this study is to describe epidemiological, clinical and anatomopathological aspects of two cases of B. vulneraria poisoning in cattle. Two bovines from two ...

Enzootic calcinosis in sheep in Uruguay: a brief review and report of two outbreaks

Pesqui. vet. bras; 40 (11), 2020
This study aimed to do a brief review of enzootic calcinosis in sheep and to report two outbreaks of Nierembergia rivularis poisoning in sheep in Uruguay. The outbreaks occurred in farms located on an island (Outbreak A) and on the border (Outbreak B) of the Rincón del Bonete lake. Sheep of all ages wer...

Embryonic loss, abortion, and malformations in ewes caused by the ingestion of hay leaves of Cenostigma pyramidale

Pesqui. vet. bras; 40 (10), 2020
Determining if reproductive failures in ewes at the semiarid region in the state of Bahia are related to the consumption of the species Cenostigma pyramidale (Tul.) Gagnon & G.P. Lewis, and this study was developed using pregnant ewes divided into six groups: G1, G2, G3, G4 with six animals each, G5 and ...

Gastric disorders of cattle in western Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil

Pesqui. vet. bras; 40 (6), 2020
A retrospective study of gastric disorders in autopsied cattle in the Western region of Rio Grande do Sul State, was performed. The exam reports of bovine necropsy of the Veterinary Pathology Laboratory, Unipampa, were analyzed in the period from 2010 to 2018. All cases in which death was primarily cause...

Tremorgenic syndrome caused by Ipomoea pes caprae in cattle

Pesqui. vet. bras; 40 (6), 2020
Poisonous plants are a significant cause of death among adult cattle in Brazil. Plants that affect the central nervous system are widely spread throughout the Brazilian territory and comprise over 30 toxic species, including the genus Ipomoea, commonly associated with a lysosomal storage disease and a tr...

Spontaneous poisoning by Stryphnodendron rotundifolium var. villosum in cattle

Pesqui. vet. bras; 40 (6), 2020
This is a report on an outbreak of cattle poisoning by Stryphnodendron rotundifolium var. villosum (Benth.) Scalon in the state of Goiás in Brazil. In a herd of 80 cattle that consumed the mature fruit of this plant that was present in their pasture, 12 animals fell ill and died. The clinical signs that...

Spontaneous and experimental poisoning by Froelichia humboldtiana in cattle

Pesqui. vet. bras; 40 (1), 2020
The aim of this work was to describe the epidemiological, clinical and pathological aspects of two outbreaks of spontaneous poisoning caused by Froelichia humboldtiana in cattle in Pernambuco, northeastern Brazil and reproduce experimentally this poisoning in cattle. Spontaneous poisonings of primary pho...

Poisoning by Brachiaria spp. in various lamb breeds at increasing levels of supplementation during growth

Pesqui. vet. bras; 39 (12), 2019
The study evaluate the frequency of poisoning by Brachiaria spp. at the rearing, growth and termination stages in various lamb breeds at increasing supplementation levels. Forty-five lambs were used in the growth phase in pastures of Brachiaria spp. with a history of having induced poisoning. The lambs w...

Spontaneous poisoning by Talisia esculenta in cattle

Pesqui. vet. bras; 39 (12), 2019
Talisia esculenta, commonly known as pitombeira, is a tree which fruits are widely consumed by human beings in northeastern Brazil. The aim of this work is to describe the epidemiological, clinical and pathological aspects of two outbreaks of spontaneous poisoning by T. esculenta in cattle in the dry reg...

Experimental poisoning by Crotalaria lanceolata and Crotalaria pallida seeds in broilers

Pesqui. vet. bras; 39 (11), 2019
Crotalaria lanceolata E. Mey. and Crotalaria pallida Aiton. are leguminous plants of family Fabaceae found in most of the Brazilian territory. They were initially used as green manure and due their easy spread they are currently considered weeds in crops. Soybean and corn contamination can occur through ...