Spontaneous poisoning of goats by the plant Ipomoea sericophylla (Convolvulaceae) in Brazil – a case report

• Published in: Acta veterinaria Brno Vol. 80; no. 2; pp. 235 - 239
• Main Authors: Mendonça, Fábio de S., Evêncio-Neto, Joaquim, de Albuquerque, Raquel F., Driemeir, David, Camargo, Lázaro M., Dória, Renata G. S., Boabaid, Fabiana M., Caldeira, Flávio Henrique B., Colodel, Edson M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 01.06.2011

The aim of this study was to report a neurological disease in goats caused by the plant I. sericophylla . The epidemiology, clinical signs, histological findings and the results of the lectin histochemistry analysis of a nervous cells and epithelial cells are also reported. Five goats that remained...