CLINICOHEMATOLOGICAL PROFILE OF NEPHROSIS IN GOATS INDUCED BY MERCURIC-CHLORIDE INTOXICATION - AN EXPERIMENTAL-MODEL STUDY FOR RUMINANTS

Authors
KUMAR R PANDEY NN
Citation
R. Kumar et Nn. Pandey, CLINICOHEMATOLOGICAL PROFILE OF NEPHROSIS IN GOATS INDUCED BY MERCURIC-CHLORIDE INTOXICATION - AN EXPERIMENTAL-MODEL STUDY FOR RUMINANTS, Indian Journal of Animal Sciences, 63(8), 1993, pp. 813-816
Citations number
NO
Categorie Soggetti
Veterinary Sciences","Agriculture Dairy & AnumalScience
Journal title
Indian Journal of Animal Sciences → ACNP
ISSN journal
03678318
Volume
63
Issue
8
Year of publication
1993
Pages
813 - 816
Database
ISI
SICI code
0367-8318(1993)63:8<813:CPONIG>2.0.ZU;2-Q
Abstract
Intravenous mercuric chloride in gradually increasing doses at weekly intervals within 28 days induced nephrosis in ruminants. The clinical signs appeared by day 29 characterized by mild to moderate depression, partial to complete anorexia, kyphosis, moderate diarrhoea, weakness, significant hyperpnea, in co-ordination haematological with terminal recumbency, salivation, coma and death. Haematological alterations inc luded leukocytosis, neutrophilia and monocytosis.