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Record 1 - internal organization data 2018-03-12
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Animal Diseases
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- stagger
1, record 1, English, stagger
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- blind stagger 2, record 1, English, blind%20stagger
correct
- mad stagger 1, record 1, English, mad%20stagger
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Acute selenium poisoning is known colloquially as "blind staggers" because affected animals are blind, wander aimlessly and often in circles, and show head pressing. The appetite may be depraved and abdominal pain is evidenced. The terminal stage is one of paralysis with death due to respiratory failure. Essentially the same picture is produced by the experimental oral dosing of sheep with sodium selenite but dilation of the pupils and cyanosis are also present. 1, record 1, English, - stagger
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Maladies des animaux
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- maladie des «blind staggers»
1, record 1, French, maladie%20des%20%C2%ABblind%20staggers%C2%BB
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Certaines plantes sont capables d'accumuler dans leurs tissus de fortes quantités de sélénium; les animaux qui les consomment (chevaux, bovins, porcins; les moutons semblent réfractaires), présentent des modification des poils, des sabots, et les volailles donnent des œufs à faible taux d'éclosion et à monstruosités embryonnaires, lors d'intoxication chronique. L'intoxication aiguë, appelée «Blind staggers» est caractérisé par des coliques, des paralysies, et une haute mortalité. 1, record 1, French, - maladie%20des%20%C2%ABblind%20staggers%C2%BB
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Enfermedades de los animales
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- ceguera tambaleante
1, record 1, Spanish, ceguera%20tambaleante
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- vértigo ciego 2, record 1, Spanish, v%C3%A9rtigo%20ciego
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Mal] que afecta [...] a rumiantes, causado por consumo de plantas que contienen selenio en forma de compuestos hidrosolubles, [en la] fase inicial de la enfermedad los [animales] enfermos [...] vagan sin rumbo y pierden la vista, [luego] se presenta anorexia, trastorno de la deglución, parálisis de la lengua y, al progresar la enfermedad, ataxia y trastornos respiratorios premortales. 2, record 1, Spanish, - ceguera%20tambaleante
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
El envenenamiento del ganado con selenio produce dos grandes cuadros patológicos, el tipo crónico y el agudo o subagudo. El tipo crónico es la llamada enfermedad alcalina […] el tipo agudo se ha denominado ceguera tambaleante (blind staggers) […] 1, record 1, Spanish, - ceguera%20tambaleante
Record 2 - internal organization data 2017-02-24
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Symptoms (Medicine)
- Dietetics
- Mental Disorders
- Animal Diseases
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- pica
1, record 2, English, pica
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- allotriophagy 2, record 2, English, allotriophagy
correct
- cittosis 2, record 2, English, cittosis
correct
- depraved appetite 3, record 2, English, depraved%20appetite
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[The] compulsive eating of nonnutritive substances ... 2, record 2, English, - pica
Record 2, Key term(s)
- allotriophagia
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Symptômes (Médecine)
- Diététique
- Troubles mentaux
- Maladies des animaux
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- pica
1, record 2, French, pica
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- allotriophagie 2, record 2, French, allotriophagie
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] ingestion compulsive ou récurrente de substances qui ne sont pas des aliments [...] 3, record 2, French, - pica
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Síntomas (Medicina)
- Dietética
- Trastornos mentales
- Enfermedades de los animales
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- pica
1, record 2, Spanish, pica
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- alotriofagia 2, record 2, Spanish, alotriofagia
correct, feminine noun
- enfermedad de lamer 3, record 2, Spanish, enfermedad%20de%20lamer
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1992-12-15
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Dietetics
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- depraved appetite 1, record 3, English, depraved%20appetite
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Diététique
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- appétit dépravé
1, record 3, French, app%C3%A9tit%20d%C3%A9prav%C3%A9
masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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