The toxicity of Crotalaria saltiana to calves

Zebu calves were fed with fresh shoots of Crotalaria saltiana at the rates of 1, 5 and 10 g per kg per day for periods up to 311 days. The signs of Crotalaria poisoning in calves were inappetence, staggering, unthriftness, dyspnoea, pallor of the visible mucous membranes and recumbency. The main les...

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Published inJournal of comparative pathology Vol. 91; no. 4; pp. 621 - 627
Main Authors Barri, M.E.S., Adam, S.E.I.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England Elsevier Ltd 01.01.1981
Subjects
Alkaline Phosphatase - blood
animal health
animal injuries
Animals
Aspartate Aminotransferases - blood
Cattle
Cattle Diseases - blood
Cattle Diseases - pathology
Kidney - pathology
Liver - pathology
Lung - pathology
Plant Poisoning - blood
Plant Poisoning - pathology
Plant Poisoning - veterinary
Plants, Toxic
Sudan
Sudan
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Summary:Zebu calves were fed with fresh shoots of Crotalaria saltiana at the rates of 1, 5 and 10 g per kg per day for periods up to 311 days. The signs of Crotalaria poisoning in calves were inappetence, staggering, unthriftness, dyspnoea, pallor of the visible mucous membranes and recumbency. The main lesions were portal fibrosis, hepatocellular necrosis, haemorrhage and dilatation of the liver sinusoids, pulmonary haemorrhage and emphysema, focal catarrhal enteritis and interstitial renal fibroplasia. These lesions are discussed in relation to the changes in the activity of GOT and alkaline phosphatase and in the concentrations of total protein, ammonia, bilirubin, calcium, phosphorus and magnesium in the serum. There was no evidence of any carcinogenic effect.
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ISSN:0021-9975
1532-3129
DOI:10.1016/0021-9975(81)90091-8