Gastric ulceration and suspected vitamin A toxicosis in grower pigs fed fish silage.
In 3 feeding trials, gastric ulceration was diagnosed in 2 of 12 lame and recumbent grower pigs fed a diet of 50% fish silage produced from the offal of farmed Atlantic salmon. Premature femoral physeal closure and elevated serum retinyl palmitate levels, features of vitamin A toxicosis, were also observed.
Coates
J W
JW
Animal Health Centre, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Abbotsford, British Columbia.
Holbek
N E
NE
Beames
R M
RM
Puls
R
R
O'Brien
W P
WP
D000818:Animals; D006986:Hypervitaminosis A / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D012474:Salmon; D012820:Silage / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013276:Stomach Ulcer / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D013552:Swine; D013553:Swine Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology