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Accidental monensin toxicosis in horses in Mozambique : short communication
Journal of the South African Veterinary Association | Vol 72, No 3 | a641 |
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4102/jsava.v72i3.641
| © 2001 C.G. Bila, C.L. Perreira, E. Gruys
| This work is licensed under CC Attribution 4.0
Submitted: 09 July 2001 | Published: 09 July 2001
Submitted: 09 July 2001 | Published: 09 July 2001
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C.G. Bila,C.L. Perreira,
E. Gruys,
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Horses on several farmsin Mozambique were inadvertently fed with a concentrate containing 69 ppm monensin. The horses developed acute signs of toxicity and several died. The animals were depressed, anorectic and paretic before death. Epistaxis was observed in 1 case. Petechial haemorrhages were present in the muscles, heart, lungs, gastrointestinal tract and spleen in 3 horses necropsied. No significant histopathological cardiac and skeletal muscle lesions were seen, except in 1 case, in which there was focal loss of myofibrils.
Keywords
Horses; Ionophores; Monensin; Mozambique; Toxicosis
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