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phalaris staggers [1 record]

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Record 1 1992-02-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Animal Diseases
DEF

Poisoning occasionally caused by intake of several species of Phalaris gramineae.

CONT

Phalaris aquatica (synonym P. tuberosa) causes two kinds of poisoning: ... (2) incoordination with tremor and head nodding, finally recumbency and convulsions. (Called also phalaris staggers.)

Key term(s)
  • Phalaris gramineae
  • Phalaris aquatica
  • Phalaris tuberosa

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maladies des animaux
DEF

Intoxication causée par l'ingestion d'alcaloïdes contenus dans cette espèce de graminée fourragère [c.-à-d. Phalaris graminae].

Key term(s)
  • Phalaris graminae
  • Phalaris aquatica
  • Phalaris tuberosa

Spanish

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