An ovine hepatotoxicosis caused by the plant Hertia pallens (DC.) Kuntze (Asteraceae).
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A field outbreak of Hertia pallens poisoning in sheep is described. The hepatotoxicity of the plant was experimentally demonstrated in 7 sheep which developed lesions that ranged from a diffuse degeneration to centrilobular necrosis. These lesions occasionally extended to the midzonal area of the lobules. In addition to a lung oedema, a diffuse mononuclear interstitial pneumonia was present in 3 of the sheep. Botanical, clinical and pathological data are given.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- The Onderstepoort journal of veterinary research
دوره 52 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1985