title: Clinical, pathological and epidemiological aspects of flood plain staggers, a corynetoxicosis of livestock grazing Agrostis avenacea.
abstract: Flood plain staggers, a corynetoxicosis of grazing livestock, occurred on flood plains of the Darling river in northern New South Wales between spring 1990 and autumn 1991, associated with the grazing of Agrostis avenacea with diseased inflorescences. Over this period 1722 cattle, 2466 sheep and 11 horses died on 31 farms. Clinical signs were similar in sheep and cattle, being characterised by intermittent episodes of cerebral convulsion superimposed on varying degrees of cerebellar dysfunction. Pathological changes were variable and non-specific, principally reflecting trauma and the generalised nature of the intoxication.
authors.affiliation: New South Wales Agriculture.
authors.forename: E O
authors.initials: EO
authors.lastname: Davis
authors.forename: G E
authors.initials: GE
authors.lastname: Curran
authors.forename: W T
authors.initials: WT
authors.lastname: Hetherington
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Norris
authors.forename: G A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Wise
authors.forename: I J
authors.initials: IJ
authors.lastname: Roth
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: SeaWright
authors.forename: W L
authors.initials: WL
authors.lastname: Bryden
mesh_terms: D000821:Animal Feed / Q000506:poisoning*; D000818:Animals; D000829:Animals, Domestic; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D002417:Cattle; D002418:Cattle Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology; D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000662:veterinary*; D005260:Female; D006017:Glycolipids / Q000506:poisoning*; D006734:Horse Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology; D006736:Horses; D008297:Male; D009517:New South Wales / Q000453:epidemiology; D010939:Plant Poisoning / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary; D006109:Poaceae / Q000382:microbiology; D012307:Risk Factors; D012756:Sheep; D012757:Sheep Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology; D014118:Toxins, Biological / Q000506:poisoning
chemical_list: D006017:Glycolipids; D014118:Toxins, Biological; C034696:corynetoxins