Cerebellar ataxia in sheep grazing pastures infested with Romulea rosea (onion grass or Guildford grass)

Australian Veterinary Journal

Volumn 86, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 354-356

  Bourke, C A ^a   Bunker, E C ^a   Reece, R L ^b   Whittaker, S J ^c  

^a NSW DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

^b NSW DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

^c Rural Lands Protection Board   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cerebellar ataxia; Romulea rosea; Sheep; Staggers

Indexed keywords

PLANT TOXIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; ATAXIA; AUSTRALIA; CASE REPORT; CEREBELLAR ATAXIA; FATALITY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; PATHOLOGY; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASE; SYNDROME;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; AUSTRALIA; CEREBELLAR ATAXIA; FATAL OUTCOME; GAIT ATAXIA; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; PLANT POISONING; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES; SYNDROME;

ALLIUM CEPA; ANIMALIA; BOS; BOVIDAE; CAPRA HIRCUS; OVIS ARIES; ROMULEA ROSEA; SOLANUM; WALLERIA;

EID: 50249146884     PISSN: 00050423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-0813.2008.00341.x     Document Type: Article

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