Naslov
A pathological condition possibly caused by spontaneous trichotecene poisoning in Brahma poultry: first report

Autori
Konjević, Dean ; Srebočan, Emil ; Gudan, Andrea ; Lojkić, Ivana ; Severin, Krešimir ; Sokolović, Marijana

Izvornik
Avian pathology (0307-9457) 33 (2004), 3; 377-380

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
trichotecene poisoning ; Brahma poultry

Sažetak
Trichotecene poisoning in poultry can cause oral lesions, haemorrhages, depletion and necrosis in the lymphopoetic organs and death. Spontaneous poisonings with these toxins are rarely described. This paper describes the spontaneous poisoning of two Brahma chickens with T-2, DAS and DON. Two out of ten chickens died under signs of depression and loss of appetite. Hystopathological analysis revealed vacuolar dystrophy of the liver, necrosis and depletion of lymphocyte in the bursa of Fabricius as well as multiple necroses in the glandular stomach and gut. Even though quantities of 0.70 mg/kg T-2 in the food together with 0.50 mg/kg of DAS significantly differ from LD50 for chickens, which have been reported in literature (4.97 mg/kg), parasitological, virological and histopathological results indicate trichotecens as the causative agents of this pathological condition.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Veterinarska medicina

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