Spontaneous coffee senna poisoning in cattle: report on 16 outbreaks

Sixteen outbreaks of Senna occidentalis (coffee senna) that occurred in cattle in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, were reviewed. The great majority (75%) of the outbreaks occurred in adult cattle at pasture during the autumn and winter months with 50% in May, evidencing a striking seasonalit...

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Main Authors: Priscila M.S. Carmo, Luiz Francisco Irigoyen, Ricardo B. Lucena, Rafael A. Fighera, Glaucia D. Kommers, Claudio S.L. Barros
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Colégio Brasileiro de Patologia Animal (CBPA) 2011-02-01
Series:Pesquisa Veterinária Brasileira
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-736X2011000200008&lng=en&tlng=en