Hepatoencephalopathy syndrome due to Cassia occidentalis (Leguminosae, Caesalpinioideae) seed ingestion in horses

Equine Veterinary Journal

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 240-244

  Oliveira Filho, J P ^a   Cagnini, D Q ^a   Badial, P R ^a   Pessoa, M A ^b   Del Piero, F ^c   Borges, A S ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^b MP Reprodução Equina Ltda   (Brazil)

^c LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cassia occidentalis; Hepatoencephalopathy; Horse; Poisoning

Indexed keywords

PLANT TOXIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; CHEMISTRY; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HEPATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; MAIZE; PLANT; PLANT SEED; SENNA;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HEPATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; PLANT POISONING; PLANTS, TOXIC; SEEDS; SENNA PLANT; ZEA MAYS;

ANIMALIA; CAESALPINIOIDEAE; EQUIDAE; FABACEAE; SENNA OCCIDENTALIS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84873107579     PISSN: 04251644     EISSN: 20423306     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2042-3306.2012.00599.x     Document Type: Article

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