title: Hepatic encephalopathy in feedlot calves.
abstract: A case of bovine hepatic encephalopathy occurred in southwest Kansas. Of 548 calves involved, 150 died over 30 days. The suspected cause of the condition was an unidentified hepatotoxin from moldy silage. The syndrome was experimentally reproduced in silage fed laboratory mice.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D002418:Cattle Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006501:Hepatic Encephalopathy / Q000209:etiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D009183:Mycotoxins / Q000506:poisoning; D012820:Silage / Q000506:poisoning
chemical_list: D009183:Mycotoxins