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Title: SELENIUM POISONING IN CATTLE

Author
item James, Lynn
item HARTLEY, W - TARONGA PK,NSW,AUSTRALIA
item Panter, Kip
item Stegelmeier, Bryan
item GOULD, D - COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY
item Mayland, Henry

Submitted to: Plant Associated Toxins: Agricultural, Phytochemical and Ecological Aspects
Publication Type: Book / Chapter
Publication Acceptance Date: 6/6/1994
Publication Date: N/A
Citation: N/A

Interpretive Summary: Interpretive summary not needed for this book chapter.

Technical Abstract: Selenosis in animals consists in acute (death) and chronic forms. The latter consists of either "alkali disease" or "blind staggers." This paper presents experimental evidence that blind staggers is a sulfatosis rather than selenosis. The disorder affects only ruminants and is associated with the consumption of high sulfate diets.