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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Published in:Pesquisa Veterinária Brasileira
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
Subjects:
Doenças de bovinos
doenças dos músculos estriados
intoxicação por plantas
fedegoso
Senna occidentalis
Fabaceae
Caesalpinioideae
plantas tóxicas
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