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Onion toxicosis in a herd of beef cows
1Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph.
The Canadian Veterinary Journal = La Revue Veterinaire Canadienne
|January 27, 1999
Abstract:
A herd consumed approximately 20 kg onions/cow/day for 6 weeks. Five cows died and two aborted. Onion toxicosis results in methemoglobinemia and hemolytic anemia. These changes can cause secondary organ damage and death, if enough onions are consumed.