Acute atrazine intoxication in heifers: Case report and toxicological studies
Yolanda M. Marron,
Eduardo De Gerónimo,
Juan I. Poo
et al.
Abstract:Atrazine is a triazine organochloride herbicide, frequently used in different agricultural activities. Rare acute intoxication with atrazine is reported in production animals, and its metabolism in mammals is unknown. We report a spontaneous case of atrazine acute intoxication in 16.1% animals of a 168‐beef heifer herd exposed to the herbicide at a farm located in Buenos Aires province, Argentina. Affected heifers showed different neurological signs and died suddenly, similar to the previous natural atrazine i… Show more
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