Enteritis in sheep due to the ingestion of Inula graveolens Desf (Cape Khakiweed).
Diarrhoea and mortality in sheep on a farm in the Winter Rainfall area of the Republic of South Africa were found to be due to an enteritis produced by the massive penetration of the mucous membrane of the small intestine by the bristles of the pappus of the Cape Khakiweed.
D000818:Animals; D004751:Enteritis / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D007421:Intestine, Small / Q000473:pathology; D038143:Inula; D012639:Seeds; D012756:Sheep; D012757:Sheep Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology