Ozmen Ozlem, Mor Firdevs, Ayhan Unsal
Department of Pathology Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Akdeniz, Burdur, Turkey.
Vet Hum Toxicol. 2003 Mar;45(2):83-4.
Three cows fed Chenopodium album hay died 30 min after showing ataxia, bluish-brown mucous membranes, rapid and difficult breathing, increased heart rates, tremors and coma. Brown-colored and badly coagulated blood was the prominent necropsy finding. Slight pulmonary edema was prominent and all visceral organs were hyperemic. The hay contained 2,500 ppm nitrate-nitrogen and 11 ppm nitrite nitrogen.
三头喂食藜属干草的奶牛在出现共济失调、蓝褐色黏膜、呼吸急促困难、心率加快、震颤和昏迷30分钟后死亡。尸检的主要发现是血液呈褐色且凝固不良。轻度肺水肿明显,所有内脏器官均充血。该干草含有2500 ppm的硝酸盐氮和11 ppm的亚硝酸盐氮。