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Spontaneous poisoning by Ricinus communis leaves (Euphorbiaceae) in goats
Brito,Luiz B.; Riet-Correa,Franklin; Almeida,Valdir M.; Silva Filho,Givaldo B.; Chaves,Hisadora A.S.; Braga,Thaiza C.; Evêncio Neto,JoaquimABSTRACT: The aim of this study was to report the clinical and pathological aspects of an outbreak of poisoning by the ingestion of Ricinus communis leaves in a herd of goats at Pernambuco, northeastern Brazil. Within 3-5 hours after ingesting the sprouts and young shrubs of the plant, twenty Toggenburg female goats and two adults crossbred wethers presented acute neurological clinical signs, which were initial...
Spontaneous and experimental poisoning by Merremia macrocalyx (Convolvulaceae) ...
Brito,Luiz B.; Filho,Givaldo B. Silva; Chaves,Hisadora A.S.; Nascimento,Ana L.O.; Braga,Thaiza C.; Pfister,James; Correa,Franklin RietABSTRACT: The aim of this work was to describe the epidemiological, clinical and pathological aspects of spontaneous poisoning by Merremia macrocalyx in cattle in the Pernambuco state, northeastern Brazil, and to experimentally replicate the poisoning by this plant. To determine the occurrence of poisonings, 30 farms were visited in six municipalities at the Forest Zone of Pernambuco. The plant was found in nin...
Detection of swainsonine and calystegines in Convolvulaceae species from the se...
Mendonça,Fábio S.; Silva Filho,Givaldo B.; Chaves,Hisadora A.S.; Aires,Lorena D.A.; Braga,Thaiza C.; Gardner,Dale R.; Cook,Daniel; Buril,Maria T.ABSTRACT: Numerous plant species worldwide including some Ipomoea (Convolvulaceae) and Sida (Malvaceae) species in Brazil cause lysosomal storage disease in herbivores and are known to contain swainsonine and calystegines as the main toxic compounds. The aim of this work was to determine swainsonine and calystegines concentrations in species of Convolvulaceae from the semiarid region of Pernambuco. Seven munici...