Nitrate poisoning in cattle fed Chenopodium album hay

Ozmen O., Mor F., Unsal A.

VETERINARY AND HUMAN TOXICOLOGY, cilt.45, sa.2, ss.83-84, 2003 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 45 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2003
  • Dergi Adı: VETERINARY AND HUMAN TOXICOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.83-84
  • Akdeniz Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Three cows fed Chenopodium album hay died 30 min after showing ataxia, bluish-brown mucous membranes, rapid and difficult breathing, increased heart rates, tremors and coma. Brown-colored and badly coagulated blood was the prominent necropsy finding. Slight pulmonary edema was prominent and all visceral organs were hyperemic. The hay contained 2500 ppm nitrate-nitrogen and 11 ppm nitrite nitrogen.