Protection by iron salts against sporidesmin intoxication in sheep |
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| Authors: | Munday R Manns E |
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| Institution: | Ruakura Animal Research Station, Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Private Bag, Hamilton. |
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| Abstract: | A number of iron compounds have been shown to protect sheep against the harmful effects of the facial eczema toxin, sporidesmin. Various salts were found to be effective; the oxidation state of the metal was not important although water-solubility did appear to be a prerequisite for prophylactic activity. The effect of iron salts was additive with that of zinc, and it is suggested that the protective action of these compounds results from their ability to inhibit the absorption of copper, consistent with the previously-proposed free-radical mechanism for sporidesmin toxicity. |
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