Clinical and pathological aspects of chronic Senecio spp. poisoning in sheep

Pesquisa Veterinaria Brasileira

Volumn 34, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 967-973

  Giaretta, Paula R ^a   Panziera, Welden ^a   Hammerschmitt, Márcia E ^a   Bianchi, Ronaldo M ^a   Galiza, Glauco J N ^b   Wiethan, Ingrid S ^a   Bazzi, Talissa ^a   Barros, Claudio S L ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA MARIA   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CUIABÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Diseases of sheep; Hepatic encephalopathy; Liver; Pathology; Pyrrolizidine alkaloids; Senecio spp.; Seneciosis

Indexed keywords

BOS; OVIS ARIES; SENECIO;

EID: 84919690578     PISSN: 0100736X     EISSN: 16785150     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0100-736X2014001000008     Document Type: Article

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