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Accidental monensin toxicosis in horses in Mozambique : short communication

Author(s) -

Custódio Gabriel Bila,

C.L. Perreira,

E. Gruys

Publication year - 2001

Publication title -

journal of the south african veterinary association

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.535

H-Index - 31

eISSN - 2224-9435

pISSN - 1019-9128

DOI - 10.4102/jsava.v72i3.641

Subject(s) - monensin , medicine , spleen , anorectic , gastrointestinal tract , physiology , biology , body weight , zoology

Horses on several farms in 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.

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