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1: Vet Hum Toxicol. 1995 Aug;37(4):359-61.Links

Zearalenone mycotoxicosis in piglets suckling sows fed contaminated grain.

Dacasto M, Rolando P, Nachtmann C, Ceppa L, Nebbia C.

Dipartimento di Patologia Animale, Universita di Torino, Italia.

An outbreak of zearalenone mycotoxicosis occurred between early March and mid-April involving 62 suckling piglets of both sexes. The clinical picture was characterized by edematous swelling and reddening of the vulva, sometimes associated with reddening and/or necrosis of the tail. Six female piglets had congenital lesions of the external genitalia while in the remainder clinical signs appeared 2 to 3 d after birth. No sows ingesting the contaminated feed had signs of hyperestrogenism. The distribution of affected litters showed a correlation with poor hygienical conditions. Zearalenone residues were detected only in feed samples from mangers where the hyperestrogenic syndrome occurred.

PMID: 8540229 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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