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Title: Pneumotoxicosis in sheep caused by ingestion of trema micrantha
Keywords: Pneumotoxicity
Respiratory insufficiency
Sheep
Trema micrantha
Issue Date: 2013
Publisher: American College of Veterinary Pathologists
Citation: WOUTERS, F. et al. Pneumotoxicosis in sheep caused by ingestion of trema micrantha. Veterinary Pathology, Washington, v. 50, n. 5, p. 775-778, 2013.
Abstract: Trema micrantha, a fast-growing tree distributed throughout the Americas, produces palatable leaves that have been associated with hepatic necrosis and acute death when consumed by livestock. This report describes fatal pulmonary disease of sheep triggered by consumption of Trema micrantha. Affected sheep had severe progressive dyspnea for a few days before death. Subcutaneous and mediastinal emphysema, reddened lungs, interalveolar septal thickening, and diffuse type II pneumocyte proliferation were the main pathological findings. After ingesting 77.5 and 102.5 g/kg (divided in 3 doses, at 30-day intervals) of T. micrantha leaves, 2 additional sheep developed the same condition. These findings indicate that T. micrantha toxicosis should be considered in the differential diagnosis of ovine respiratory disease.
URI: http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0300985813478208?url_ver=Z39.88-2003&rfr_id=ori%3Arid%3Acrossref.org&rfr_dat=cr_pub%3Dpubmed&
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