title: Sodium monochloroacetate poisoning of cattle and sheep.
abstract: Two separate incidents of poisoning, one involving the death of 10 cattle and the other four sheep following the use of sodium monochloroacetate, were investigated. The cattle drank from a farmyard drain overflow which undissolved herbicide entered. Sheep had access to spilt herbicide by a standpipe. Sodium monochloroacetate appears to be equally toxic to both sheep and cattle. The need to follow the manufacturers' instructions is emphasised.
mesh_terms: D000085:Acetates / Q000506:poisoning*; D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D002418:Cattle Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced*; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D012756:Sheep; D012757:Sheep Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced*
chemical_list: D000085:Acetates; C006972:chloroacetic acid