Aflatoxicosis in dogs and dealing with suspected contaminated commercial foods

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association

Volumn 228, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1686-1691

  Stenske, Katherine A ^a   Smith, Joanne R ^a   Newman, Shelley J ^a   Newman, Leslie B ^b   Kirk, Claudia A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b Bishop Animal Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFLATOXIN; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE;

AFLATOXICOSIS; ANOREXIA; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONSUMER; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOG; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; JAUNDICE; LETHARGY; LIVER FAILURE; NONHUMAN; UNITED STATES; VOMITING;

AFLATOXINS; ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FATAL OUTCOME; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; FOOD POISONING;

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 33646899856     PISSN: 00031488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/javma.228.11.1686     Document Type: Article

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