A neurological locomotor disorder in sheep grazing Stachys arvensis

Australian Veterinary Journal

Volumn 79, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 427-430

  Philbey, A W ^a,d   Hawker, A M ^b   Evers, J V ^c  

^a NSW DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

^b Young Veterinary Hospital   (Australia)

^c Rural Lands Protection Board   (Australia)

^d MOREDUN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Degenerative myelopathy; Locomotor disorder; Neurological disorder; Neuropathology; Plant poisoning; Sheep; Stachys arvensis; Stagger weed

Indexed keywords

PLANT TOXIN;

ANGIOSPERM; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PATHOLOGY; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASE;

ANIMALS; GAIT DISORDERS, NEUROLOGIC; LAMIACEAE; NEW SOUTH WALES; PLANT POISONING; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES;

EID: 0035377791     PISSN: 00050423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-0813.2001.tb12990.x     Document Type: Article

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