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Suspected poisoning of cattle by scarlet pimpernel ( Lysimachia arvensis L.)
Author(s) -
Roche MJ,
McCowan CI,
Kelly JC
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
australian veterinary journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.382
H-Index - 59
eISSN - 1751-0813
pISSN - 0005-0423
DOI - 10.1111/j.1751-0813.2012.00930.x
Subject(s) - ingestion , scarlet fever , nephrosis , medicine , veterinary medicine , biology , dermatology , pathology
The ingestion of scarlet pimpernel ( Lysimachia arvensis L.), also known as red chickweed, has been reported as a cause of death of cattle in Uruguay, and as the suspected cause of deaths of sheep in Australia. It has not previously been reported in association with deaths of cattle in Australia. We report the clinical and pathological findings from four cattle in western Victoria that died with a nephrosis suspected to be secondary to intoxication with scarlet pimpernel.