Baccharis megapotamica var Weirii poisoning in Brazilian cattle.
Three Holstein heifers died after consumption of Baccharis megapotamica var weirii in southern Brazil. Main histologic lesions included degeneration and necrosis of the epithelium from the forestomachs and of the lymphoid tissue of the spleen and lymph nodes.
Department of Veterinary Pathology, Faculdade de Veterinária, Universidade Federal do Rio, Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre RS, Brazil.
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D000818:Animals; D019659:Asteraceae / Q000506:poisoning*; D001938:Brazil; D002417:Cattle; D002418:Cattle Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D010939:Plant Poisoning / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000662:veterinary*