Anticoagulant rodenticide poisoning in farmed Patagonian mara (Dolichotis patagonum).
BMC Vet Res
; 20(1): 83, 2024 Mar 07.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Anticoagulant rodenticide (AR) poisoning was diagnosed in 3 Patagonian maras (Dolichotis patagonum) raised in the mara farm in Thailand. To date, there have been no reports of maras with diagnosed AR poisoning. CASE PRESENTATION The first clinical sign of the sickening maras was anorexia. Fifteen from 50 maras were dead over a 3-5 day period after the clinical signs had occurred. Positive results to AR were detected in all of the maras' liver specimens by screening test using thin layer chromatography and spectrophotometry methods. Supportive therapy was selected for the treatment of the 35 surviving maras. During the follow - up observation period of 12 months, all of the surviving maras were healthy and no reproductive loss.CONCLUSIONS:
This is the first report on suspected AR poisoning in maras in Thailand based on history taking, clinical signs, gross pathology lesions and chemical analysis. AR poisoning in the present report is possibly from contaminated animal food. Therefore, quality control of food should be fastidious when feeding maras.Palabras clave
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Enfermedades de los Roedores
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Rodenticidas
Límite:
Animals
Idioma:
En
Revista:
BMC Vet Res
Asunto de la revista:
MEDICINA VETERINARIA
Año:
2024
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Tailandia
Pais de publicación:
Reino Unido