Toxic hepatopathy in sheep associated with the ingestion of the legume Tephrosia cinerea

Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 690-694

  Santos, Julio César A ^a   Riet Correa, Franklin ^a   Dantas, Antônio F M ^a   Barros, Severo S ^a   Molyneux, Russell J ^a   Medeiros, Rosane M T ^a   Da Silva, Durval M ^a   De Oliveira, Odací F ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINA GRANDE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Ascites; Liver disease; Plant intoxications; Sheep; Tephrosia cinerea; Toxic plants

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; OVIS ARIES; TEPHROSIA; TEPHROSIA CINEREA;

PLANT TOXIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; FEMALE; LIVER; MALE; PATHOLOGY; PLANT; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASE; TEPHROSIA; TOXIC HEPATITIS;

ANIMALS; BRAZIL; FEMALE; HEPATITIS, TOXIC; LIVER; MALE; PLANT POISONING; PLANTS, TOXIC; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES; TEPHROSIA;

EID: 38449095086     PISSN: 10406387     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/104063870701900612     Document Type: Article

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