Optic neuropathy in a herd of beef cattle in Alberta associated with consumption of moldy corn.
A group of beef cattle in eastern Alberta was investigated due to sudden onset of blindness after grazing on standing corn in mid-winter. Fumonisin-producing Fusarium spp. were isolated from the corn. Blindness was due to an optic nerve degeneration suspected to be secondary to fumonisin mycotoxin.
Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences (Sandmeyer, Bauer, Grahn), Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences (Petrie, Campbell), Department of Veterinary Pathology (Allen), Western College of Veterinary Medicine; Department of Food and Bioproduct Sciences, College of Agriculture and Bioresources (Vujanovic), University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7N 5B4.
Lynne S
LS
Sandmeyer
Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences (Sandmeyer, Bauer, Grahn), Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences (Petrie, Campbell), Department of Veterinary Pathology (Allen), Western College of Veterinary Medicine; Department of Food and Bioproduct Sciences, College of Agriculture and Bioresources (Vujanovic), University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7N 5B4.
Vladimir
V
Vujanovic
Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences (Sandmeyer, Bauer, Grahn), Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences (Petrie, Campbell), Department of Veterinary Pathology (Allen), Western College of Veterinary Medicine; Department of Food and Bioproduct Sciences, College of Agriculture and Bioresources (Vujanovic), University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7N 5B4.
Lyall
L
Petrie
Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences (Sandmeyer, Bauer, Grahn), Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences (Petrie, Campbell), Department of Veterinary Pathology (Allen), Western College of Veterinary Medicine; Department of Food and Bioproduct Sciences, College of Agriculture and Bioresources (Vujanovic), University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7N 5B4.
John R
JR
Campbell
Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences (Sandmeyer, Bauer, Grahn), Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences (Petrie, Campbell), Department of Veterinary Pathology (Allen), Western College of Veterinary Medicine; Department of Food and Bioproduct Sciences, College of Agriculture and Bioresources (Vujanovic), University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7N 5B4.
Bianca S
BS
Bauer
Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences (Sandmeyer, Bauer, Grahn), Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences (Petrie, Campbell), Department of Veterinary Pathology (Allen), Western College of Veterinary Medicine; Department of Food and Bioproduct Sciences, College of Agriculture and Bioresources (Vujanovic), University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7N 5B4.
Andrew L
AL
Allen
Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences (Sandmeyer, Bauer, Grahn), Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences (Petrie, Campbell), Department of Veterinary Pathology (Allen), Western College of Veterinary Medicine; Department of Food and Bioproduct Sciences, College of Agriculture and Bioresources (Vujanovic), University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7N 5B4.
Bruce H
BH
Grahn
D000818:Animals; D001766:Blindness / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D002417:Cattle; D002418:Cattle Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced*; D005260:Female; D005506:Food Contamination / Q000032:analysis*; D037341:Fumonisins / Q000633:toxicity; D005670:Fusarium / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D015651:Mycotoxicosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D009901:Optic Nerve Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary; D011247:Pregnancy; D003313:Zea mays / Q000382:microbiology*
D037341:Fumonisins