Monensin poisoning in buffalo feedlot from Argentina
The aim of this paper was to describe a case of accidental monensin poisoning of feedlot domestic buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) in northeastern Argentina. Clinical signs included anxiety facie with orthopneic position, teeth grinding, diarrhea, muscular weakness, depression and recumbency. In monensin i...
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I48-R154-article-46162025-02-12T21:59:16Z Monensin poisoning in buffalo feedlot from Argentina Intoxicación con monensina en un feedlot de búfalos de Argentina García, E. N. Pistán, M. E. Lértora, W. J. Mastrantonio, G. E. Cholich, L. A. Búfalos miocardiopatía miotoxicosis monensina toxicidad Buffaloes cardiomyopathy myotoxicosis monensin toxicity The aim of this paper was to describe a case of accidental monensin poisoning of feedlot domestic buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) in northeastern Argentina. Clinical signs included anxiety facie with orthopneic position, teeth grinding, diarrhea, muscular weakness, depression and recumbency. In monensin intoxicated animals, a significant increase of creatine phosphokinase and aspartate aminotransferase was observed. At postmortem examination, buffaloes consistently had pale areas that were irregularly distributed in cardiac and skeletal muscles, hydrothorax, congestion and oedema of the lung. Dege-neration and necrosis of the myocardium and skeletal muscle was observed by histological examination. Feed analysis revealed toxic levels of monensin; therefore, ionophore toxicosis was diagnosed. Accordingly, it is required great caution when feeding buffaloes with monensin used as a feed additive. El objetivo de este trabajo fue describir un envenenamiento accidental por monensina en búfalos domésticos (Bubalus bubalis) pertenecientes a un feedlot ubicado en la región nordeste de Argentina. Los signos clínicos incluyeron ansiedad, posición ortopneica con rechinamientode dientes, diarrea, debilidad muscular, depresión y recumbencia. En los animales expuestosa monensina se observaron aumentos significativos de creatin fosfoquinasa y aspartato aminotransferasa. A la necropsia, los búfalos presentaron áreas pálidas de distribución irregular, hidrotórax, congestión y edema pulmonar. Al examen histológico se observó degeneración y necrosis de músculos cardíaco y esquelético. El análisis del alimento reveló niveles tóxicos de monensina, por lo cual se diagnosticó una toxicosis por ionóforos. A pesar de los efectos positivos de la monensina como fuente de alimento de los animales, se debe requerir un mayor nivel de precaución al alimentar búfalos con ionóforos. Universidad Nacional del Nordeste 2020-12-18 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf https://revistas.unne.edu.ar/index.php/vet/article/view/4616 10.30972/vet.3114616 Revista Veterinaria; Vol. 31 Núm. 1 (2020); 38-41 1669-6840 1668-4834 spa https://revistas.unne.edu.ar/index.php/vet/article/view/4616/4321 Derechos de autor 2020 E. N. García, M. E. Pistán, W. J. Lértora, G. E. Mastrantonio, L. A. Cholich https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0 |
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Búfalos miocardiopatía miotoxicosis monensina toxicidad Buffaloes cardiomyopathy myotoxicosis monensin toxicity |
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Búfalos miocardiopatía miotoxicosis monensina toxicidad Buffaloes cardiomyopathy myotoxicosis monensin toxicity García, E. N. Pistán, M. E. Lértora, W. J. Mastrantonio, G. E. Cholich, L. A. Monensin poisoning in buffalo feedlot from Argentina |
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Búfalos miocardiopatía miotoxicosis monensina toxicidad Buffaloes cardiomyopathy myotoxicosis monensin toxicity |
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García, E. N. Pistán, M. E. Lértora, W. J. Mastrantonio, G. E. Cholich, L. A. |
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García, E. N. Pistán, M. E. Lértora, W. J. Mastrantonio, G. E. Cholich, L. A. |
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Monensin poisoning in buffalo feedlot from Argentina |
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The aim of this paper was to describe a case of accidental monensin poisoning of feedlot domestic buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) in northeastern Argentina. Clinical signs included anxiety facie with orthopneic position, teeth grinding, diarrhea, muscular weakness, depression and recumbency. In monensin intoxicated animals, a significant increase of creatine phosphokinase and aspartate aminotransferase was observed. At postmortem examination, buffaloes consistently had pale areas that were irregularly distributed in cardiac and skeletal muscles, hydrothorax, congestion and oedema of the lung. Dege-neration and necrosis of the myocardium and skeletal muscle was observed by histological examination. Feed analysis revealed toxic levels of monensin; therefore, ionophore toxicosis was diagnosed. Accordingly, it is required great caution when feeding buffaloes with monensin used as a feed additive. |
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