Gousiekte in African buffalo (Syncerus caffer).
Three African buffalo (Syncerus caffer) that died after capture and translocation from Mutirikwe Recreational Park in southern Zimbabwe showed macroscopic and microscopic lesions of cardiomyopathy compatible with a diagnosis of gousiekte. The buffalo had had access to Pavetta schumanniana, a plant that is known to cause gousiekte. Death was attributed to cardiac failure as a result of previous consumption of the plant, exacerbated by the stress of translocation.
Pathology Section, Department of Paraclinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Pretoria, Private Bag X04, Onderstepoort, 0110 South Africa. john.lawrence@up.ac.za
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D000818:Animals; D002020:Buffaloes; D005260:Female; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D010939:Plant Poisoning / Q000662:veterinary*; D010947:Plants, Toxic / Q000506:poisoning; D019666:Rubiaceae / Q000506:poisoning*