Inanition in a Derby eland due to foreign body abomasitis.
An adult Derby eland bull, Taurotragus derbianus (Grey) kept in captivity showed wasting over a period of 3 months. It died from acute inhalation pneumonia while being transported in an immobilized state. Post mortem examination revealed a chronic ulcerative abomasitis. Histopathologically it was established that the abomasitis resulted from penetration of the mucosa by awns of plant material.
D000018:Abomasum / Q000473:pathology*; D000818:Animals; D000866:Antelopes; D001188:Artiodactyla; D005549:Foreign-Body Reaction / Q000662:veterinary*; D007249:Inflammation / Q000209:etiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D008297:Male; D006109:Poaceae; D012639:Seeds; D014456:Ulcer / Q000209:etiology / Q000662:veterinary