Pigmentation of the viscera and carcasses (chromatosis) in sheep in the Brazilian northeastern region Pigmentação das vísceras e carcaças (cromatose) em ovinos na região Nordeste do Brasil

We report exogenous pigmentation in sheep grazing in native pastures in northeastern Brazil. The sheep carcasses from a farm were condemned at the slaughterhouse due to pigmentation of the carcasses and viscera. In visits to the farm, bluish-purple pigmentation of the mucosa was observed in the shee...

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Main Authors: Luciano da Anunciação Pimentel, João Ricardo Barbosa Araújo, Antônio Flávio Medeiros Dantas, Odaci Fernandes de Oliveira, Rosane Maria Trindade Medeiros, Franklin Riet-Correa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Maria 2013-02-01
Series:Ciência Rural
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-84782013000200024