anatomia
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PALAVRAS-CHAVE: intoxicação; planta hepatotóxica; vacas de leite. NATURAL POISONING OF DAIRY CATTLE BY Cestrum laevigatum (SOLANACEAE) IN THE STATE OF PERNAMBUCO - BRAZIL ABSTRACT
The aim of the present study was to report an outbreak of natural poisoning by Cestrum laevigatum in dairy cattle in the “Agreste” region of Pernambuco state, Brazil. Epidemiological and clinical data were collected. Among a lot of 60 cows, eight became ill and four died. Two cows underwent necropsy, during which fragments of the central nervous system, liver, gall bladder, spleen and kidney were collected for histopathlogical