Pimelea trichostachya poisoning (St George disease) in horses

Australian Veterinary Journal

Volumn 85, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 201-205

  Wilson, S J ^a,b   Taylor, J D ^a,c   Gibson, J A ^a,c   Mckenzie, R A ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES   (Australia)

^b Animal Disease Surveillance Laboratory ^*  (Italy)

^c Animal Disease Surveillance Laboratory   (Australia)

Author keywords

Pimelea trichostachya; Poisoning; St George disease

Indexed keywords

PLANT TOXIN; PLASMA PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BLOOD; CASE REPORT; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; MALE; PATHOLOGY; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ANIMALS; BLOOD PROTEINS; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; MALE; PLANT POISONING; QUEENSLAND; WEIGHT LOSS;

BOS; EQUIDAE; PIMELEA; THYMELAEACEAE;

EID: 34247344888     PISSN: 00050423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-0813.2007.00126.x     Document Type: Article

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