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Field cases of aflatoxicosis in pigs

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Ketterer, P.J., Blaney, B.J., Moore, C.J., McInnes, I.S. and Cook, P.W. (1982) Field cases of aflatoxicosis in pigs. Australian Veterinary Journal, 59 (4). pp. 113-117.

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Article Link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1751-0813.1982.tb02743...

Publisher URL: http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/home

Abstract

Five cases of aflatoxicosis in pigs in southern Queensland are described. One peracute case where aflatoxin concentrations of up to 5000pg aflatoxin B,/kg were demonstrated in stomach contents was presumed to be caused by consumption of mouldy bread. High levels of toxins were also present in the livers. Two cases of acute toxicity were caused by feeding mouldy peanut screenings containing 22000~9 aflatoxin B,/kg. One case of subacute and one of chronic toxicity were caused by sorghum grain based rations with lower aflatoxin levels (4640 and 255 pg/kg). Peracute toxicity caused collapse and deaths within several hours, acute toxicity caused deaths within 12 h and with subacute toxicity deaths occured after 3 weeks on a toxic ration. Anorexia and ill thrift affecting only growing animals were seen with chronic toxicity. Extensive centrilobular liver necrosis and haemorrhage occured with peracute toxicity and in cases of acute poisoning there was hepatic centrilobular cellular infiltration, hepatocyte swelling and bile stasis. With subacute toxicity hepatocyte vacuolation together with bile stasis and bile ductule hyperplasia were seen.

Item Type:Article
Corporate Creators:Biosecurity Queensland
Additional Information:Reproduced with permission from the © Australian Veterinary Journal. Access to published version may be available via Publisher’s website.
Keywords:Pigs; toxicity; aflatoxicosis.
Subjects:Veterinary medicine > Veterinary mycology
Veterinary medicine > Diseases of special classes of animals > Swine
Animal culture > Feeds and feeding. Animal nutrition
Live Archive:24 Jan 2006
Last Modified:03 Sep 2021 16:47

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