Peracute ammonia toxicity: A consideration in the pathogenesis of Phalaris aquatica 'Polioencephalomalacia-like sudden death' poisoning of sheep and cattle

Australian Veterinary Journal

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 168-171

  Bourke, C A ^a   Colegate, S M ^b   Rendell, D ^c   Bunker, E C ^d   Kuhn, R P ^e  

^a NSW DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

^c NSW Agriculture ^*  (New Zealand)

^d NSW AGRICULTURE   (Australia)

^e NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS; OVIS ARIES; PHALARIS; PHALARIS AQUATICA;

AMMONIA; PLANT TOXIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; METHODOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; PHALARIS; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASE; SUDDEN DEATH; SYNDROME;

AMMONIA; ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; AUSTRALIA; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; DEATH, SUDDEN; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; PHALARIS; PLANT POISONING; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES; SYNDROME;

EID: 18444390264     PISSN: 00050423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-0813.2005.tb11631.x     Document Type: Review

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