Clinical and histopathological study of the phototoxic dermatitis in Zebu calves in grazing of Brachiaria decumbens

Journal Title: Revista MVZ Cordoba - Year 2016, Vol 21, Issue 2

Abstract

The objective was to study the clinical and histopathological aspects of Phototoxic Dermatitis Secondary (PDS), secondary to ingestion of Brachiaria decumbens in Zebu calves (Bos indicus) department of Cordoba, Colombia.

Authors and Affiliations

José Cardona-Álvarez, Ph. D *| Universidad de Córdoba, Departamento de Ciencias Pecuarias, Grupo de Estudios e Investigaciones en Medicina de Grandes Animales (MEGA), Montería, Colombia.Correspondence: cardonalvarez@hotmail.com, Marlene Vargas-Vilória, Ph. D| Universidad Federal de Viçosa, Departamento de Medicina Veterinaria, Viçosa, Brasil., Enrique Paredes-Herbach, Ph. D| Universidad Austral de Chile, Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias, Instituto de Patología Animal, Valdivia, Chile.

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Ph. D *, Ph. D, Ph. D (2016). Clinical and histopathological study of the phototoxic dermatitis in Zebu calves in grazing of Brachiaria decumbens. Revista MVZ Cordoba, 21(2), 5366-5380. https://europub.co.uk/articles/-A-3523