Zearalenone mycotoxicosis in piglets suckling sows fed contaminated grain.
An outbreak of zearalenone mycotoxicosis occurred between early March and mid-April involving 62 suckling piglets of both sexes. The clinical picture was characterized by edematous swelling and reddening of the vulva, sometimes associated with reddening and/or necrosis of the tail. Six female piglets had congenital lesions of the external genitalia while in the remainder clinical signs appeared 2 to 3 d after birth. No sows ingesting the contaminated feed had signs of hyperestrogenism. The distribution of affected litters showed a correlation with poor hygienical conditions. Zearalenone residues were detected only in feed samples from mangers where the hyperestrogenic syndrome occurred.
Dacasto
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Dipartimento di Patologia Animale, Universita di Torino, Italia.
Rolando
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Nachtmann
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Ceppa
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Nebbia
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D000821:Animal Feed / Q000009:adverse effects; D000818:Animals; D000833:Animals, Suckling; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000662:veterinary*; D004435:Eating; D004968:Estrogens, Non-Steroidal / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000633:toxicity*; D005260:Female; D005506:Food Contamination / Q000032:analysis; D006940:Hyperemia / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000662:veterinary; D008297:Male; D015651:Mycotoxicosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D009336:Necrosis / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000662:veterinary; D013552:Swine; D013553:Swine Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000453:epidemiology; D013623:Tail / Q000187:drug effects / Q000473:pathology; D014844:Vulva / Q000187:drug effects / Q000473:pathology; D015025:Zearalenone / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000032:analysis
D004968:Estrogens, Non-Steroidal; D015025:Zearalenone