Senecio brasiliensis (Asteraceae) poisoning in Murrah buffaloes in Rio Grande do Sul Intoxicação natural por Senecio brasiliensis (Asteraceae) em bubalinos no Rio Grande do Sul

Thirteen (14.4%) out of 90 Murrah buffaloes (Bubalus bubalis) became ill after con-sumption of Senecio brasiliensis, and 11 (12.2%) of them died. The buffaloes were kept in a highly Senecio brasiliensis infested area. The poisoning occurred in June-August 2006 on a farm in the county of Nova Prata,...

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Published in:	Pesquisa Veterinária Brasileira
Main Authors:	André M.R. Corrêa, Pedro S. Bezerra Junior, Saulo P. Pavarini, Adriana S. Santos, Luciana Sonne, Priscila Zlotowski, Gisele Gomes, David Driemeier
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Colégio Brasileiro de Patologia Animal (CBPA) 2008-03-01
Subjects:	Alcalóides pirrolizidínicos búfalos intoxicação por Senecio Buffaloes pyrrolizidine alkaloids Senecio poisoning
Online Access:	http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-736X2008000300010