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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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Universidade Federal de Santa Maria
2013-02-01
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| Series: | Ciência Rural |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-84782013000200024 |