Spontaneous acute poisoning by Crotalaria retusa in sheep and biological control of this plant with sheep.

Authors :: Riet-Correa F
Carvalho KS
Dantas AF
Medeiros RM
Source :: Toxicon : official journal of the International Society on Toxinology [Toxicon] 2011 Nov; Vol. 58 (6-7), pp. 606-9. Date of Electronic Publication: 2011 Sep 12.
Publication Year :: 2011
Abstract: After the diagnosis of acute Crotalaria retusa poisoning, 21 healthy sheep from the affected flock were returned to the paddock and continued to consume the sprouting plants. Two years after returning these sheep to the paddock, very few plants were still alive, and after 3 years, no C. retusa plants were observed. The sheep had neither clinical signs nor biochemical alterations and delivered healthy lambs. It is concluded that resistant sheep can be used for the biological control of C. retusa.<br /> (Copyright © 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.)

Subjects :: Acute Disease
Animals
Disease Resistance
Sheep
Sheep Diseases diagnosis
Crotalaria poisoning
Plant Poisoning veterinary
Sheep Diseases etiology

Language :: English
ISSN :: 1879-3150
Volume :: 58
Issue :: 6-7
Database :: MEDLINE
Journal :: Toxicon : official journal of the International Society on Toxinology
Publication Type :: Academic Journal
Accession number :: 21930140
Full Text :: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.toxicon.2011.09.002

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