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Melo et al., 1999. Arq. Bras. Med. Vet. Zootec.

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Melo, M. M. ; Nascimento, E. F. ; Oliveira, N. F. J., 1999. Intoxicação de bovinos por aflatoxina B1 presente em polpa cítrica: relato de um surto. Arq. Bras. Med. Vet. Zootec.
Abstract 

The present work reports an outbreak of intoxication by aflatoxin B1 in 150 adult bovine male,males from a herd of 1774 animals, in confinement system, fed on commercial citrus pellet.All animals were evaluated clinicaly, and ones that died were necropsied and tissues submitted to histo-pathotology. The intoxication was confirmed by aflatoxin B1 presence in samples of the citrus pellet and in fragments of liver of the animals which died.

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