Kalanchoe lanceolata poisoning in Brahman cattle in Zimbabwe : the first field outbreak : case report

C. Masvingwe; M. Mavenyengwa

doi:10.4102/jsava.v68i1.860

Case Report

Kalanchoe lanceolata poisoning in Brahman cattle in Zimbabwe : the first field outbreak : case report

C. Masvingwe, M. Mavenyengwa

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C. Masvingwe,
M. Mavenyengwa,

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Abstract

Field outbreaks of Kalanchoe lanceolata poisoning in cattle on a commercial farm in Zimbabwe are reported. The clinical signs and pathological lesions observed in field cases resembled those reproduced in an experimental cow and were consistent with acute cardiac glycoside poisoning.

Keywords

Acute Cardiotoxicity; Cattle; Kalanchoe Lanceolata; Poisoning

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