title: Mortality in chickens associated with blister beetle consumption.
abstract: Mortality in young chickens was associated with blister beetle consumption. Two species of these insects, Cyaneolytta sp. and Cylindrothorax sp., were found in the chickens' crops, and erosive lesions in the gastrointestinal tract were compatible with blister beetle poisoning (cantharidiasis).
authors.affiliation: Pathology Section, Onderstepoort Veterinary Institute, South Africa.
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Penrith
authors.forename: T W
authors.initials: TW
authors.lastname: Naudé
mesh_terms: D000821:Animal Feed / Q000506:poisoning; D000818:Animals; D002193:Cantharidin / Q000032:analysis / Q000506:poisoning*; D002645:Chickens; D001517:Coleoptera; D004066:Digestive System Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary; D011041:Poisoning / Q000401:mortality / Q000662:veterinary; D011201:Poultry Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D002193:Cantharidin