An outbreak of aflatoxin poisoning in dogs associated with aflatoxin B1-contaminated maize products

Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 282-287

  Wouters, Angelica Terezinha Barth ^a   Casagrande, Renata Assis ^a   Wouters, Flademir ^a   Watanabe, Tatiane Terumi Negrão ^a   Boabaid, Fabiana Marques ^a   Cruz, Cláudio Estêvão Farias ^a   Driemeier, David ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Aflatoxin poisoning; dogs; liver disease; maize products; mycotoxin; pathology

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875311735     PISSN: 10406387     EISSN: 19434936     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1040638713477409     Document Type: Article

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