• Botulism in waterfowl: case report in Argentina 

      Ovelar, María Florencia; Canton, German Jose; García, Jorge Pablo; Riccio, María Belén; Rodríguez, Alicia Raquel; Farace, María Isabel; Alvarez, Ignacio (Springer, 2025-08-07)
      Introduction: Botulism, a severe neuroparalytic disease caused by the botulinum toxin produced by Clostridium botulinum, poses significant threats to wild birds. This study describes a natural outbreak of type C botulism ...
    • Dictyocaulosis in cattle: Retrospective analysis of 20 outbreaks in Central Argentina 

      Ovelar, María Florencia; Canton, German Jose; Odriozola, Ernesto Raul; Lloberas, María Mercedes; Garcia, Juan Agustin (Elsevier, 2024-08)
      Bovine lungworms (Dictyocaulus viviparus) are nematodes which cause a respiratory disease known as verminous bronchitis or pneumonia. In this paper, we describe 20 outbreaks of bovine dictyocaulosis recorded between 2000 ...
    • Enzootic calcinosis in sheep exposed to hay contaminated with Solanum glaucophyllum = Calcinosis enzoótica en ovinos tras consumo de rollo contaminado con Solanum glaucophyllum 

      Ovelar, María Florencia; Vilatuña Lita, Elvis; Scioli, Maria Valeria; Garcia, Juan Agustin (Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias, Universidad Nacional del Nordeste, 2024-11)
      Enzootic calcinosis (EC), by ingestion of toxic plant Solanum glaucophyllum, is a well-known chronic disease in Argentina affecting cattle under extensive grazing systems. It is characterized by systemic ...
    • Nitrate and nitrite acute poisoning in feedlot cattle caused by ingestion of Portulaca oleracea 

      Sosa, Emiliano; Azaldegui, Ignacio; Barale, Joaquin; Sainz Rozas, Hernan Rene; Scioli, Maria Valeria; Poo, Juan Ignacio; Lauro, Adriana Araceli; Ovelar, María Florencia; Pachiani, Martina; Garcia, Juan Agustin; Canton, German Jose (Springer, 2025-07-14)
      Nitrate and nitrite poisoning is a frequently lethal disease diagnosed in production animals due to the consumption of excessive levels in feed or water. The aim of this report was to describe an acute outbreak of nitrate ...
    • Senecio pampeanus poisoning in beef cattle: case report and toxicological evaluation 

      Ovelar, María Florencia; Garcia, Juan Agustin; Cook, Daniel; Gardner, Dale; Stegelmeier, Bryan; Diez De Ulzurrum, Patricia; Tettamanti, Agustina; Balbuena, Delfina; Vilatuña Lita, Elvis; Poo, Juan Ignacio; Scioli, Maria Valeria; Canton, German Jose (Springer, 2025-05-20)
      Pyrrolizidine alkaloidosis occurs sporadically in cattle in South America, associated with the consumption of several Senecio species including S. brasiliensis, S. grisebachii, S. madagascariensis, S. oxyphyllus and S. ...