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Metaldehyde poisoning of companion animals: a three-year retrospective study
2017
Roma, Antonella De | Miletti, Gianluca | D’Alessio, Nicola | Rossini, Carmela | Vangone, Lucia | Galiero, Giorgio | Esposito, Mauro
Introduction: Intentional and accidental poisoning of animals is often caused by readily available commercial pesticides, such as the molluscicide metaldehyde. A retrospective analysis of suspected metaldehyde poisonings between 2014 and 2016 in Italy was conducted. Material and Methods: Biological matrices were collected for toxicological analyses in the course of routine Institute activity. A total of 183 organs from dogs and cats and 49 pieces of bait, here specificall y poisoned food used to lure animals, were analysed and the presence of metaldehyde was confirmed by gas chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry (GC/MS). Results: A high content of metaldehyde was demonstrated in the analysed samples from dogs and cats: 50 (27.3%) animals were found positive for metaldehyde intoxication together with 17 pieces of bait. Conclusion: The study emphasised the need for the control of metaldehyde use by the veterinary service.
Show more [+] Less [-]Oral vaccination of dogs fed canine adenovirus in baits
1989
Baer, G.M. | Brooks, R.C. | Foggin, C.M.
Six groups of 5 dogs each were fed dilutions of canine adenovirus-2, either as raw liquid or after insertion into cornmeal baits. By the fourth week after vaccination, 29 of the 30 dogs developed high titers of serum-neutralizing antibodies to the virus.
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