Pathological Study of Facial Eczema (Pithomycotoxicosis) in Sheep

Facial eczema (FE) is a secondary photosensitization disease of farm ruminants caused by the sporidesmin A, produced in the spores of the saprophytic fungus <i>Pithomyces chartarum</i>. This study communicates an outbreak of ovine FE in Asturias (Spain) and characterizes the serum bioche...

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Main Authors: Miguel Fernández, Valentín Pérez, Miguel Fuertes, Julio Benavides, José Espinosa, Juan Menéndez, Ana L. García-Pérez, M. Carmen Ferreras
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-04-01
Series:Animals
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/11/4/1070