Open AccessOak leaf (Quercus spp.) intoxication in a sheep
Author(s) -
Sander de Backer,
Koen Chiers,
Leen Van Brantegem
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
vlaams dierengeneeskundig tijdschrift
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.176
H-Index - 18
ISSN - 0303-9021
DOI - 10.21825/vdt.v90i3.20412
Subject(s) - histopathological examination , medicine , necrosis , reticulum , pathology , duodenum , rumen , differential diagnosis , physical examination , biology , surgery , biochemistry , food science , endoplasmic reticulum , fermentation
A twenty-year-old ewe presented with acute lateral decubitus, tremor and dyspnea, followed by death. Post-mortem examination revealed a large amount of oak leaves in the rumen, reticulum and omasum. The duodenum had a focal hemorrhagic content and multifocal hemorrhages were present in several organs. Histopathological examination of the kidneys showed characteristic lesions of oak intoxication, such as intratubular hemorrhage, tubular degeneration and necrosis. This case report illustrates the importance to include oak intoxication in the differential diagnosis of acute death in sheep and the value of post-mortem and histopathological examination.