Johannes Schregel, Isabel Zdora, Ingo Gerhauser, Teresa Maria Punsmann, Sabine Aboling, Martin Ganter, Matthias Gerhard Wagener
Poisoning is often suspected to be the origin of disease in South American camelids (SACs) by owners, but only in a few cases this assumption can be confirmed. In small ruminants, rhododendron poisoning is a common emergency for livestock veterinarians. However, this condition has rarely been reported in SACs so far. This paper provides information regarding clinical findings, hematology, clinical chemistry, and treatment of four alpacas after presumed intake of rhododendron leaves including pathological findings of one of the animals...
March 14, 2024: Veterinary Research Communications