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Veterinaria Digital - 14/10/2019

Trichothecenes cause necrosis in contact with tissues and are found in feed contaminated with Trichothecium, they all have a common sesquitherpene group. The necrosis of the intestinal mucosa leads to secondary pathologies such as bone decalcification...

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Atlas of Pathology

Veterinaria Digital - 1/10/2019

Trichothecenes. Blood in faeces caused by trichothecenes appears sepprately from the faeces and the urates.

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Atlas of Pathology

Veterinaria Digital - 16/09/2019

The uniform reddening of the duodenum mucosa, as the one shown in the picture, may be caused by chemical burns (less likely due to the absence of irritated microvilli and well distinguished from the rest), or also caused by a Capillaria infestation (more...

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Atlas of Pathology

Veterinaria Digital - 9/09/2019

Trichothecenes are metabolites produced by Fusarium in climatic situations in which thermal variations between night and day exceed 10 ° C. It makes them more frequent in crops or storage facilities located in high areas or in winter, contrary to the...

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Veterinaria Digital - 29/10/2018

Birds' proventriculus is the true stomach where digestive acids are secreted. Its mucosa is resistant to chemical abrasions and the usual pH of its surface is 2. Despite this, contact with trichothecens of feed causes chemical burns.

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Veterinaria Digital - 22/10/2018

Trichotheces belong to the sesquiterpenes mycototoxin group. They cause burns of a different severity when are in contact with mucosae...