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Yew Poisoning Diagnosis in Horses by Firdaus Billy is a document available to read on EtoBox.
1) A 2-year-old horse was found dead suddenly without any known illness or toxic exposure. Necropsy found cardiac lesions. 2) Analysis found 2% Taxus alkaloids in the stomach content. Taxus contains toxic alkaloids known to cause sudden death. 3) This is the first report of cardiac lesions in a horse from Taxus poisoning, though poisoning has been known to cause sudden death in animals.
- Author
- Firdaus Billy
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- EN