Experimental kerosene poisoning in goats.
Eighteen young native male and female goats were divided into 3 equal groups. Kerosene was given to Groups 1, 2 and 3 as single doses of 10, 20 or 40 ml/kg bw respectively. Clinical signs In-Group 1 were mild behavioral changes and in Group 2 were mild to moderate bloat, coughing and behavioral changes. None of the goats of Groups 1 and 2 died. Goats of Group 3 had severe signs of poisoning and died within 4 h to 11 d after dosing with clinical signs of severe bloat, frequent coughing, vomiting, and expelling of kerosene from the mouth and nose. Star-gazing, depression, recumbency and dyspnea also occurred. Postmortem changes in Group 3 were gangrenous pneumonia, pleuropneumonia, congestion in brain and kidney, perivascular and perineuronal edema in brain tissue, and renal nephrosis.
Aslani
M R
MR
Department of Clinical Studies, School of Veterinary Medicine, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Iran.
Movassaghi
A R
AR
Mohri
M
M
Vojdani
M
M
D000818:Animals; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology; D003371:Cough / Q000662:veterinary; D004487:Edema / Q000662:veterinary; D005260:Female; D015511:Goat Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000473:pathology; D006041:Goats; D006651:Histocytochemistry / Q000662:veterinary; D007648:Kerosene / Q000506:poisoning*; D007668:Kidney / Q000473:pathology; D008099:Liver / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D011001:Pleuropneumonia / Q000662:veterinary; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000662:veterinary; D014839:Vomiting / Q000662:veterinary
D007648:Kerosene