Niederberger, M.; Oevermann, Anna; Kirscher, F.; Meylan, Mireille (2011). [Tremorgenic syndrome in a cattle herd after feeding silage contaminated with A. clavatus];;Tremorgenes Syndrom in einem Rinderbestand nach Verfütterung einer mit A. clavatus befallenen Silage. Schweizer Archiv für Tierheilkunde, 153(3), pp. 105-10. Bern: Huber 10.1024/0036-7281/a000163
Full text not available from this repository.The clinical signs, pathological and laboratory findings of cattle suffering from a tremorgenic syndrome are described. Animals on a farm with a total of 22 cows, 18 heifers and 9 calves were fed mouldy grass and spent malt-grain silage. Five heifers were affected with muscular tremor, hyperexcitability and hypersensitivity. They were ataxic or in sternal recumbency, while their appetite remained normal. Haematology and blood chemistry in two heifers as well as cerebrospinal fluid from one sick animal were unremarkable. The pathological examination of one animal brought no macroscopic changes to light. Histological examination, however, revealed the degeneration of motor neurones in the midbrain, brain stem and spinal cord. Analysis of a silage sample provided evidence of the presence of Aspergillus clavatus, a mould capable of producing neurotoxic tremorgenic mycotoxins. Epidemiology, clinical findings, pathology and microbiological examination suggest that the five cattle were suffering from neuromycotoxicosis.
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Journal Article (Original Article) |
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Division/Institute: |
05 Veterinary Medicine > Department of Clinical Veterinary Medicine (DKV) > Clinic for Ruminants 05 Veterinary Medicine > Department of Clinical Research and Veterinary Public Health (DCR-VPH) > Experimental Clinical Research |
UniBE Contributor: |
Oevermann, Anna, Meylan, Mireille |
Subjects: |
600 Technology > 630 Agriculture |
ISSN: |
0036-7281 |
Publisher: |
Huber |
Language: |
German |
Submitter: |
Factscience Import |
Date Deposited: |
04 Oct 2013 14:31 |
Last Modified: |
05 Dec 2022 14:10 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.1024/0036-7281/a000163 |
Web of Science ID: |
000290370500002 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/12018 (FactScience: 218290) |
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