Monensin poisoning in buffalo feedlot from Argentina

The aim of this paper was to describe a case of accidental monensin poisoning of feedlot domestic buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) in northeastern Argentina. Clinical signs included anxiety facie with orthopneic position, teeth grinding, diarrhea, muscular weakness, depression and recumbency. In monensin...

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Autores principales: García, E. N., Pistán, M. E., Lértora, W. J., Mastrantonio Garrido, Guido Enrique, Cholich, L. A.
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Publicado: 2020
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Acceso en línea:http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/116176
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topic Ciencias Veterinarias
Buffaloes
Cardiomyopathy
Myotoxicosis
Monensin
Toxicity
Búfalos
Miocardiopatía
Miotoxicosis
Monensina
Toxicidad
spellingShingle Ciencias Veterinarias
Buffaloes
Cardiomyopathy
Myotoxicosis
Monensin
Toxicity
Búfalos
Miocardiopatía
Miotoxicosis
Monensina
Toxicidad
García, E. N.
Pistán, M. E.
Lértora, W. J.
Mastrantonio Garrido, Guido Enrique
Cholich, L. A.
Monensin poisoning in buffalo feedlot from Argentina
topic_facet Ciencias Veterinarias
Buffaloes
Cardiomyopathy
Myotoxicosis
Monensin
Toxicity
Búfalos
Miocardiopatía
Miotoxicosis
Monensina
Toxicidad
description The aim of this paper was to describe a case of accidental monensin poisoning of feedlot domestic buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) in northeastern Argentina. Clinical signs included anxiety facie with orthopneic position, teeth grinding, diarrhea, muscular weakness, depression and recumbency. In monensin intoxicated animals, a significant increase of creatine phosphokinase and aspartate aminotransferase was observed. At postmortem examination, buffaloes consistently had pale areas that were irregularly distributed in cardiac and skeletal muscles, hydrothorax, congestion and oedema of the lung. Dege-neration and necrosis of the myocardium and skeletal muscle was observed by histological examination. Feed analysis revealed toxic levels of monensin; therefore, ionophore toxicosis was diagnosed. Accordingly, it is required great caution when feeding buffaloes with monensin used as a feed additive.
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author García, E. N.
Pistán, M. E.
Lértora, W. J.
Mastrantonio Garrido, Guido Enrique
Cholich, L. A.
author_facet García, E. N.
Pistán, M. E.
Lértora, W. J.
Mastrantonio Garrido, Guido Enrique
Cholich, L. A.
author_sort García, E. N.
title Monensin poisoning in buffalo feedlot from Argentina
title_short Monensin poisoning in buffalo feedlot from Argentina
title_full Monensin poisoning in buffalo feedlot from Argentina
title_fullStr Monensin poisoning in buffalo feedlot from Argentina
title_full_unstemmed Monensin poisoning in buffalo feedlot from Argentina
title_sort monensin poisoning in buffalo feedlot from argentina
publishDate 2020
url http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/116176
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