Accidental monensin toxicosis in horses in Mozambique : short communication
Journal of the South African Veterinary Association
| Field | Value | |
| Title | Accidental monensin toxicosis in horses in Mozambique : short communication | |
| Creator | Bila, C.G. Perreira, C.L. Gruys, E. | |
| Description | Horses on several farmsin Mozambique were inadvertently fed with a concentrate containing 69 ppm monensin. The horses developed acute signs of toxicity and several died. The animals were depressed, anorectic and paretic before death. Epistaxis was observed in 1 case. Petechial haemorrhages were present in the muscles, heart, lungs, gastrointestinal tract and spleen in 3 horses necropsied. No significant histopathological cardiac and skeletal muscle lesions were seen, except in 1 case, in which there was focal loss of myofibrils. | |
| Publisher | AOSIS | |
| Date | 2001-07-09 | |
| Identifier | 10.4102/jsava.v72i3.641 | |
| Source | Journal of the South African Veterinary Association; Vol 72, No 3 (2001); 163-164 2224-9435 1019-9128 | |
| Language | eng | |
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