Crystal-associated cholangiopathy in sheep grazing Brachiaria decumbens containing the saponin protodioscin Colangiopatia associada a cristais em ovinos alimentados com Brachiaria decumbens que contém a saponina protodioscina

An outbreak of hepatogenous photosensitization is reported in a flock of 28 sheep grazing Brachiaria decumbens in Mato Grosso do Sul State, Central-Western Brazil. Seven lambs and an adult sheep were affected and 6 of them died. Two surviving affected lambs and one lamb without clinical signs had in...

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Main Authors: Karine B. Brum, Mitsue Haraguchi, Ricardo A.A. Lemos, Franklin Riet-Correa, Maria Clorinda S. Fioravanti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Colégio Brasileiro de Patologia Animal (CBPA) 2007-01-01
Series:Pesquisa Veterinária Brasileira
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-736X2007000100007