Black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia) intoxication as a suspected cause of transient hyperammonaemia and enteral encephalopathy in a pony

Equine Veterinary Education

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 336-339

  Vanschandevijl, K ^a   van Loon, G ^a   Lefere L ^a   Deprez, P ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Enteral encephalopathy; Horse; Hyperammonaemia; Intoxication; Robinia pseudoacacia

Indexed keywords

ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; EQUIDAE; ROBINIA; ROBINIA PSEUDOACACIA;

EID: 77954643544     PISSN: 09577734     EISSN: 20423292     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2042-3292.2010.00090.x     Document Type: Article

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