Bastianello, Stella S.Labuschagne, LeonieErasmus, G.L.Verwoerd, Daniel Wynand2014-08-212014-08-2120131992Gummow, B, Bastianello, SS, Labuschagne, L & Erasmus, GL 1992, 'Experimental Albizia versicolor poisoning in sheep and its successful treatment with pyridoxine hydrochloride'. Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research, vol. 59, no. 2, pp. 111-118.0330-24657003908833N-9314-2014http://hdl.handle.net/2263/41458The articles have been scanned in colour with a HP Scanjet 5590; 600dpi. Adobe Acrobat XI Pro was used to OCR the text and also for the merging and conversion to the final presentation PDF-format.Five sheep developed severe nervous signs after being drenched with Albizia versicolor podmaterial. Four of these sheep were treated with pyridoxine hydrochloride (a vitamin B₆) when the symptoms of toxicity became life-threatening. All the treated sheep recovered dramatically and completely after treatment while the untreated one died 2 h after receiving pod-material. A therapeutic dose of 20-25 mg pyridoxine hydrochloride/kg body mass given twice with an 8 h interval is the recommended treatment regimen. The route of administration will depend on the severity of symptoms. Chemical pathology and post-mortem findings are discussed.en©South Africa. Dept. of Agricultural Technical Services. ©University of Pretoria. Dept. of Library Services (digital).Veterinary medicineToxicityHypersensitivityVeterinary medicine -- South AfricaArticle