Plumlee K H
Arkansas Diagnostic Laboratory, Livestock and Poultry Commission, Little Rock, Arkansas, USA.
Vet Clin North Am Equine Pract. 2001 Dec;17(3):491-500, vii. doi: 10.1016/s0749-0739(17)30047-0.
Toxicosis from pesticides rarely occurs in horses and is usually the result of inappropriate pesticide use or handling by humans. Organophosphorus and carbamate insecticides inhibit acetylcholinesterase and are the insecticide class most frequently associated with toxicosis in domestic animals. Metaldehyde is a molluscicide, and zinc phosphide is a rodenticide, both of which have caused toxicosis in horses. All three of these pesticides affect the nervous system of horses and can be fatal if not treated promptly.
马匹很少发生农药中毒，通常是人类不当使用或处理农药所致。有机磷和氨基甲酸酯类杀虫剂会抑制乙酰胆碱酯酶，是在家畜中最常与中毒相关的杀虫剂类别。聚乙醛是一种杀软体动物剂，磷化锌是一种杀鼠剂，这两种药剂都曾导致马匹中毒。这三种农药都会影响马匹的神经系统，若不及时治疗可能会致命。
