Nitrate and nitrite poisoning in sheep and goats caused by ingestion of Portulaca oleracea

Nitrate and nitrite poisoning in sheep and goats caused by ingestion of Portulaca oleracea

ABSTRACT: Three outbreaks of poisoning by Portulaca oleracea were reported in sheep and goats in Northeast Brazil. In the first outbreak, 8 out of 20 sheep were affected and later died. In the second outbreak, three goats and one sheep died out of a flock of 30 animals that included both species. In...

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Main Authors: João G. Simões, Rosane Maria T. Medeiros, Márcia A. Medeiros, Robério G. Olinda, Antônio Flávio M. Dantas, Franklin Riet-Correa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Colégio Brasileiro de Patologia Animal (CBPA)
Series:Pesquisa Veterinária Brasileira
Subjects:
Poisonous plants
nitrate
nitrite
poisoning
sheep
goats
Portulaca oleracea
methemoglobinemia
toxic plants
plant poisoning
Portulacaceae
toxicoses
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