Long-established and emerging pesticide poisoning in horses |
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| Authors: | A. L. Nagy C. Cortinovis L. J. Spicer M. C. Perego F. Caloni |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Veterinary Toxicology, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, Cluj-Napoca, Romania;2. Independent researcher, Bergamo, Italy;3. Department of Animal Science, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma, USA;4. Department of Veterinary Medicine (DIMEVET), Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy |
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| Abstract: | Poisoning is a frequent problem in domestic animals. Horses are the third most commonly affected species and pesticides are one of the main causes of toxicosis. Here within are reviewed the most frequent toxicoses where it emerges that the main causes are misuse and accidental exposure. Rodenticides, acetylcholinesterase insecticides followed by herbicides are the main cause of toxicosis and effects of emerging chemicals are being reported. Metaldehyde is still a problem, together with methiocarb. No information has been reported on poisoning with pesticide mixtures. |
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| Keywords: | horse pesticides poisoning toxico-epidemiology |
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