Rhododendron Poisoning in Sheep and Goats

면양과 산양의 철쭉중독 발생

  • Eo, Kyung-Yeon (College of Veterinary Medicine, Kyungpook National University) ;
  • Kwon, Oh-Deog (College of Veterinary Medicine, Kyungpook National University)
  • 어경연 (경북대학교 수의과대학) ;
  • 권오덕 (경북대학교 수의과대학)
  • Published : 2009.08.31

Abstract

Four sheep and five Korean native goats became intoxicated after eating Rhododendron schlippenbachii clippings that a ranchman threw into the animal barn. The clinical signs included loss of appetite, lethargy, nausea, salivation, vomiting, dyspnea, staggering gait, and bradycardia. The animals were treated with atropine and carbo-pulbit. One goat died 8 hours later, and a field postmortem revealed a considerable quantity of rhododendron leaves in the rumen. The other sheep and goats recovered within 3 days after treatment.

2-4세령의 면양 4두와 1-3세령의 한국재래산양 5두가 정원수를 가지치기 한 후 던져준 철쭉 (Rhododendron schlippenbachii)을 섭취하고 난 후 다음날 식욕감퇴, 무기력, 욕지기, 침흘림, 구토, 호흡곤란, 비틀거림, 서맥 등의 중독증상을 나타내어 철쭉중독으로 진단한 후 atropine과 carbo-pulbit를 처치하였다. 처치 후 8시간째에 1두의 한국재래산양이 폐사되어 부검을 실시한 결과 위 내에서 다량의 철쭉잎이 관찰되었으며, 나머지 면양과 한국재래산양은 3일 이내에 모두 회복되었다.

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