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Hemorrhagic Lesions in Chickens Resembling Naturally Occurring “Hemorrhagic Syndrome” Produced Experimentally by Mycotoxins

1961; Elsevier BV; Volume: 40; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.3382/ps.0401132a

1525-3171

George Schumaier, Bhagabat Panda, H.M. DeVolt, Norman C. Laffer, R.D. Creek,

Veterinary medicine and infectious diseases

For approximately a decade a malady known as “hemorrhagic syndrome” has affected chickens in this country. First reports indicated that it was a nutritional disorder caused by drug therapy superimposed on inadequate vitamin Kintake (Griminger et al., 1953; Yacowitz et al., 1955; Frost and Spruth, 1955); however, it soon became apparent that the condition existed when nutrient consumption was optimal (Cover et al., 1955). Recent reports have indicated that ingestion of certain molds could produce lesions similar to naturally occurring “hemorrhagic syndrome” (Forgacs and Carll, 1955; Mitrovic, 1955; and Forgacs et al., 1958). More specifically, a lipid soluble toxin has been reported responsible; however, these reports have lacked substantiation, and have not been widely accepted in the scientific field (Frost et al., 1955). The work presented here confirms previous findings relating mycotoxicoses to the poultry “hemorrhagic syndrome,” and, in addition, it extends the known number of strains and species of…