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Neurological disorders in sheep during signal grass (Brachiaria decumbens) toxicity
A S Abdullah1, M M Noordin, M A Rajion
1Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, Universiti Pertanian Malaysia, Selangor.
Veterinary and Human Toxicology
|April 1, 1989
Abstract:
Severe neurological dysfunction was observed in sheep 4 weeks after grazing on Signal grass (Brachiaria decumbens). These neurological disorders included the stamping of forelegs, star-gazing, incoordination, head-pressing against the fence and circling movements. Histologically, numerous vacuolations of various sizes were observed in the white matter of the brain giving rise to a spongy appearance.