Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Optic neuropathy in a herd of beef cattle in Alberta associated with consumption of moldy corn.
- Journal:
- The Canadian veterinary journal = La revue veterinaire canadienne
- Year:
- 2015
- Authors:
- Sandmeyer, Lynne S et al.
- Affiliation:
- Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences (Sandmeyer · Canada
Abstract
A group of beef cattle in eastern Alberta was investigated due to sudden onset of blindness after grazing on standing corn in mid-winter. Fumonisin-producing Fusarium spp. were isolated from the corn. Blindness was due to an optic nerve degeneration suspected to be secondary to fumonisin mycotoxin.
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