title: [A case of selenium poisoning in piglets].
abstract: Acute paralysis was observed in suckling piglets and weaner piglets on a pig breeding farm. Pathomorphological investigations revealed characteristic lesions in the central nervous system. These lesions were indicative of selenium poisoning. This was verified by chemical-toxicological analysis of organs and tissues of the affected pigs. Poisoning was shown to have been caused by the feed: one feed preparation contained an extremely large amount of selenium, which was due to human failure.
authors: Centraal Diergeneeskundig Instituut, Afd. Bedrijfsdiergeneeskunde en Pathologie, Lelystad.
authors: E J
authors: EJ
authors: van der Molen
authors: H
authors: H
authors: van Beek
authors: A J
authors: AJ
authors: Baars
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Timmerman
mesh_terms: D000821:Animal Feed / Q000009:adverse effects*; D000818:Animals; D010243:Paralysis / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000662:veterinary*; D012643:Selenium / Q000506:poisoning*; D013552:Swine; D013553:Swine Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced*
chemical_list: D012643:Selenium
vernacular_title: Een geval van seleniumvergiftiging bij biggen.