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Case Reports
. 2011 Jan;52(1):70-3.

Selenium toxicosis in a white-tailed deer herd

Ahmad N Al-Dissi  1 , Barry R Blakley, Murray R Woodbury
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Selenium toxicosis in a white-tailed deer herd

Ahmad N Al-Dissi et al. Can Vet J. 2011 Jan.

Abstract
in English, French

Chronic selenium (Se) toxicosis was found in a herd of white-tailed deer showing signs of anorexia, weight loss, and lameness. Concentration of Se in the liver ranged from 2.7 to 8.97 mg/kg wet weight. Myocardial necrosis, mineralization, and fibroplasia were seen histologically. This is the first report of this toxicosis in white-tailed deer.

Toxicose au sélénium dans un troupeau de cerfs de Virginie. Une toxicose chronique au sélénium (Se) a été constatée chez un troupeau de cerfs de Virginie qui manifestaient des signes d’anorexie, de perte de poids et de boiterie. La concentration de Se dans le foie s’échelonnait de 2,7 à 8,97 mg/kg de poids humide. Une nécrose du myocarde, la minéralisation et la fibroplasie ont été observées par histologie. Il s’agit du premier rapport de cette toxicose chez les cerfs de Virginie.

(Traduit par Isabelle Vallières)

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Figure 1
Heart of the second white-tailed deer. Note the myocardial necrosis and mineralization (arrow). Hematoxylin & eosin. Bar = 200 μm.
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