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Acute selenium poisoning in cattle

Abstract

Three hundred and seventy-six (67%) of 557 calves of approximately 150-200 kg live-weight died following subcutaneous injection of a solution containing 100 mg selenium as sodium selenite. Eight per cent of the 254 heifer calves and 56% of the 303 steers died. The calves had endured the stress of being weaned twice and held in stockyards twice as well as encountering wet weather during the 4 days before receiving the selenium. The heifer calves were also vaccinated with Br. abortus strain 19 vaccine at the same time as receiving the selenium. The clinical signs and pathological findings of circulatory failure and myocardial damage were similar to those previously reported in acute selenium poisoning.
Publication Date:
Jan 01, 1971
Product Type:
Journal Article
Reference Number:
EDB-84-171128
Resource Relation:
Journal Name: N.Z. Vet. J.; (New Zealand); Journal Volume: 19
Subject:
63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.; SELENIUM; TOXICITY; ACUTE EXPOSURE; BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS; CALVES; MORTALITY; MYOCARDIUM; NEW ZEALAND; PATHOLOGICAL CHANGES; SELENITES; SODIUM COMPOUNDS; SUBCUTANEOUS INJECTION; ALKALI METAL COMPOUNDS; ANIMALS; AUSTRALASIA; BODY; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; CATTLE; DOMESTIC ANIMALS; ELEMENTS; HEART; INJECTION; INTAKE; MAMMALS; MUSCLES; ORGANS; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; RUMINANTS; SELENIUM COMPOUNDS; SEMIMETALS; VERTEBRATES; 560305* - Chemicals Metabolism & Toxicology- Vertebrates- (-1987)
OSTI ID:
6545978
Research Organizations:
Dept. of Agriculture, Hastings, New Zealand
Country of Origin:
New Zealand
Language:
English
Other Identifying Numbers:
Journal ID: CODEN: NEZTA
Submitting Site:
HEDB
Size:
Pages: 47-50
Announcement Date:
Oct 01, 1984

Citation Formats

Shortridge, E H, O'Hara, P J, and Marshall, P M. Acute selenium poisoning in cattle. New Zealand: N. p., 1971. Web.
Shortridge, E H, O'Hara, P J, & Marshall, P M. Acute selenium poisoning in cattle. New Zealand.
Shortridge, E H, O'Hara, P J, and Marshall, P M. 1971. "Acute selenium poisoning in cattle." New Zealand.
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title = {Acute selenium poisoning in cattle}
author = {Shortridge, E H, O'Hara, P J, and Marshall, P M}
abstractNote = {Three hundred and seventy-six (67%) of 557 calves of approximately 150-200 kg live-weight died following subcutaneous injection of a solution containing 100 mg selenium as sodium selenite. Eight per cent of the 254 heifer calves and 56% of the 303 steers died. The calves had endured the stress of being weaned twice and held in stockyards twice as well as encountering wet weather during the 4 days before receiving the selenium. The heifer calves were also vaccinated with Br. abortus strain 19 vaccine at the same time as receiving the selenium. The clinical signs and pathological findings of circulatory failure and myocardial damage were similar to those previously reported in acute selenium poisoning.}
journal = []
volume = {19}
journal type = {AC}
place = {New Zealand}
year = {1971}
month = {Jan}
}