An ovine hepatotoxicosis caused by the plant Pteronia pallens (Asteraceae) L.f.
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Kellerman, T. Stephanus
Welman, Wilhelmina G.
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Published by the Government Printer, Pretoria.
Abstract
The hepatotoxicity of Pteronia pallens was demonstrated in 5 sheep which developed lesions that ranged from centrilobular necrosis to diffuse hepatocellular degeneration. Botanical, clinical and pathological data are given and the lesions are briefly compared with those caused by other hepatotoxic plants in South Africa.
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Veterinary medicine
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Prozesky, L, Kellerman, TS & Welman, WG 1986, 'An ovine hepatotoxicosis caused by the plant Pteronia pallens (Asteraceae) L.f.', Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research, vol. 53, no. 1, pp. 9-12.