Hepatotoxicity to dogs of horse meat contaminated with indospicine [Birdsville disease; pathology; Alice Springs, Northern Territory]

Hegarty, M.P. . Div. of Tropical Crops and Pastures; Kelly, W.R. . Dept. of Veterinary Pathology and Public Health; McEwan, D.; Williams, O.J. . Southern Regional Office; Cameron, R.

Hepatotoxicity to dogs of horse meat contaminated with indospicine [Birdsville disease; pathology; Alice Springs, Northern Territory]

1988

Hegarty, M.P. (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization, St Lucia (Australia). Div. of Tropical Crops and Pastures) | Kelly, W.R. (Queensland Univ., St Lucia (Australia). Dept. of Veterinary Pathology and Public Health) | McEwan, D. | Williams, O.J. (Northern Territory Dept. of Primary Industry and Fisheries, Alice Springs (Australia). Southern Regional Office) | Cameron, R. (Sadadeen Veterinary Clinic, Alice Springs (Australia))

More than 30 dogs at Alice Springs, Northern Territory were killed by an outbreak of liver disease resulting from consuming meat from horses grazing Indigofera linnaei. The toxicity may be related to the indospicine content.

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