Outbreak of fescue foot in a livestock in Salta, Argentina
Festuca arundinacea is a perennial grass which use as forage is widespread worldwide. This report describes a “fescue foot” outbreak in the Northwest of Argentina. Beef cattle herd were affected and the incidence was 5%. The clinical signs were claudication, edema in the limbs, gangrene in the extre...
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| author | Gabriela SANDOVAL Laura AGUIRRE Virginia ARAOZ Marcelo RADA Juan F. MICHELOUD |
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| description | Festuca arundinacea is a perennial grass which use as forage is widespread worldwide. This report describes a “fescue foot” outbreak in the Northwest of Argentina. Beef cattle herd were affected and the incidence was 5%. The clinical signs were claudication, edema in the limbs, gangrene in the extremities and exungulation. The grazing areas where the animals remained corresponded to a natural batch of fescue. Neotyphodium coenophialum infestation level was 71%. The clinical presentation of fescue root is well described but barely reported in Argentina. In the outbreak presented here diagnosis was confirmed by the clinical and epidemiological antecedents as well as the high level of infestation of the pasture. The toxicity of fescue is a worldwide distributed problem. In Argentina, the disease is well known in the central region of the country. Scarce information is available regarding the toxicity of this species for northwestern Argentina. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5922f0d2cd70438e81495d75e3e2ed222022-12-21T21:53:02ZspaUniversidad Nacional del LitoralFAVE Sección Ciencias Veterinarias2362-55892018-07-01172363910.14409/favecv.v17i2.7581Outbreak of fescue foot in a livestock in Salta, ArgentinaGabriela SANDOVALLaura AGUIRREVirginia ARAOZMarcelo RADAJuan F. MICHELOUDFestuca arundinacea is a perennial grass which use as forage is widespread worldwide. This report describes a “fescue foot” outbreak in the Northwest of Argentina. Beef cattle herd were affected and the incidence was 5%. The clinical signs were claudication, edema in the limbs, gangrene in the extremities and exungulation. The grazing areas where the animals remained corresponded to a natural batch of fescue. Neotyphodium coenophialum infestation level was 71%. The clinical presentation of fescue root is well described but barely reported in Argentina. In the outbreak presented here diagnosis was confirmed by the clinical and epidemiological antecedents as well as the high level of infestation of the pasture. The toxicity of fescue is a worldwide distributed problem. In Argentina, the disease is well known in the central region of the country. Scarce information is available regarding the toxicity of this species for northwestern Argentina.https://bibliotecavirtual.unl.edu.ar/publicaciones/index.php/FAVEveterinaria/article/view/7581fescuepoisoning plantsNeotyphodium coenophialumergot alkaloids |
| spellingShingle | Gabriela SANDOVAL Laura AGUIRRE Virginia ARAOZ Marcelo RADA Juan F. MICHELOUD Outbreak of fescue foot in a livestock in Salta, Argentina FAVE Sección Ciencias Veterinarias fescue poisoning plants Neotyphodium coenophialum ergot alkaloids |
| title | Outbreak of fescue foot in a livestock in Salta, Argentina |
| title_full | Outbreak of fescue foot in a livestock in Salta, Argentina |
| title_fullStr | Outbreak of fescue foot in a livestock in Salta, Argentina |
| title_full_unstemmed | Outbreak of fescue foot in a livestock in Salta, Argentina |
| title_short | Outbreak of fescue foot in a livestock in Salta, Argentina |
| title_sort | outbreak of fescue foot in a livestock in salta argentina |
| topic | fescue poisoning plants Neotyphodium coenophialum ergot alkaloids |
| url | https://bibliotecavirtual.unl.edu.ar/publicaciones/index.php/FAVEveterinaria/article/view/7581 |
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