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Acute oxalate intoxication associated to ingestion of eshnan (Seidlitzia rosmarinus) in sheep

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An outbreak of acute oxalate intoxication in a sheep flock was associated to Seidlitzia rosmarinus (Chenopodiaceae) with a mortality rate of about 19%. Affected sheep showed marked azotemia and hypocalcemia. Post-mortem findings included congestion and hemorrhage in visceral organs, ruminitis frequently associated with precipitation of birefringent calcium oxalate crystals, and acute nephrosis with numerous birefringent calcium oxalate crystals in renal tubules. This is the first report of oxalate poisoning due to ingestion of S. rosmarinus in sheep.

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  1. Department of Clinical Sciences and Excellence Center for Ruminant Abortion and Neonatal Mortality, School of Veterinary Medicine, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran

    Mohammad Reza Aslani & Mohammad Heidarpour Bami

  2. Department of Pathobiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran

    Ahmad Reza Movassaghi

  3. Veterinary Organization, Mashhad, Iran

    Vahid Najarnezhad & Hossein Janati Pirouz

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Aslani, M.R., Movassaghi, A.R., Najarnezhad, V. et al. Acute oxalate intoxication associated to ingestion of eshnan (Seidlitzia rosmarinus) in sheep. Trop Anim Health Prod 43, 1065–1068 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11250-011-9818-0

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