• A novel pathogenic mechanism for cerebellar lesions produced by Solanum bonariense in cattle 

      Verdes, José Manuel; Márquez, Mercedes; Calliari, Aldo; Battes, Daniel; Moraña, José Antonio; Gimeno, Eduardo Juan; Odriozola, Ernesto Raul; Giannitti, Federico; Guerrero, Florentina; Fidalgo, Luis Eusebio; Pumarola, Martí (American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians, 2015-05)
      Intoxication with Solanum bonariense in cattle causes cerebellar cortical degeneration with perikaryal vacuolation, axonal swelling, and death primarily of Purkinje cells, with accumulation of electron-dense residual storage ...
    • Abortion outbreak caused by Campylobacter fetus subspecies venerealis and Neospora caninum in a bovine dairy herd 

      Macias Rioseco, Melissa; Caffarena, Rubén; Fraga, Martín; Silveira, Caroline; Giannitti, Federico; Canton, German Jose; Hecker, Yanina; Suanes, Alejandra; Riet Correa, Franklin (Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Forestales, Agrícola y Pecuarias, México, 2019-11)
      In November 2015, an abortion outbreak occurred in a commercial dairy herd of 650 Holstein cows in Florida department, Uruguay. Forty-five (45) cows aborted within 3 wk. Five fetuses were subjected to gross and microscopic ...
    • Bacterial, protozoal and viral abortions in sheep and goats in South America: A review. 

      Dorsch, Matías; Canton, German Jose; Driemeier, David; Anderson, Mark.; Moeller, Robert; Giannitti, Federico (Elsevier, 2021-10-06)
      Bacterial, protozoal and viral diseases are major causes of abortion in sheep and goats. These agents cause significant economic losses, and many are considered of concern for public health (zoonotic pathogens) and/or the ...
    • Chlamydia pecorum : fetal and placental lesions in sporadic caprine abortion 

      Giannitti, Federico; Anderson, Mark; Miller, Myrna; Rowe, Joan; Sverlow, Karen; Vasquez, Marce; Canton, German Jose (2016)
      Chlamydial abortion in small ruminants is usually associated with Chlamydia abortus infection. Although Chlamydia pecorum has been detected in aborted ruminants and epidemiological data suggests that C. pecorum is abortigenic ...
    • Comparación de ELISAs comerciales para la detección de anticuerpos en la investigación diagnóstica del aborto asociado a Neospora caninum en rodeos lecheros de Uruguay 

      da Silva Silveira, Caroline; Armendano, Joaquín Ignacio; Moore, Prando Dadin; Canton, German Jose; Macías Riosecoa, Melissa; Riet Correa, Franklin; Giannitti, Federico (Elsevier, 2020-06)
      A pesar de su importancia, el diagnóstico etiológico del aborto en bovinos representa un desafío técnico para los veterinarios clínicos y laboratoristas, en parte debido a la dificultad de recuperar los fetos abortados en ...
    • Enzootic calcinosis in horses grazing Solanum glaucophyllum in Argentina 

      Odriozola, Ernesto Raul; Rodriguez, Alejandro Martin; Micheloud, Juan Francisco; Canton, German Jose; Caffarena, Rubén Dario; Gimeno, Eduardo Juan; Bodega, José J.; Gardey, Pedro; Iseas, Fortunato B.; Giannitti, Federico (2018-01)
      Solanum glaucophyllum, a toxic plant known for its calcinogenic effects, causes enzootic calcinosis in ruminant and monogastric animals. We describe an outbreak of enzootic calcinosis that occurred in a herd of 110 horses ...
    • First case report of Toxoplasma gondii-induced abortions and stillbirths in sheep in Argentina 

      Gual, Ignacio; Giannitti, Federico; Hecker, Yanina Paola; Shivers, J.; Entrocassi, Carolina; Morrell, Eleonora Lidia; Pardini, L.; Fiorentino, Marí­a Andrea; Rodríguez Fermepin, M.; Unzaga, Juan Manuel; Canton, German Jose; Venturini, María Cecilia; Moore, Prando Dadin (2018-05)
      The aim of this study is to report an episode of reproductive losses due to toxoplasmosis in a sheep flock in Argentina. A total of 15 abortions and 9 stillbirths were recorded in a flock of 190 Texel ewes. The affected ...
    • Gases tóxicos en silos de maíz de la planta entera: efecto sobre la salud y producción en vacas lecheras 

      Caffarena, Darío; Baráibar, Nicolás; Canton, German Jose; da Silva Silveira, Caroline; Giannitti, Federico; Sosa, Emiliano (Instituto Nacional de Investigación Agropecuaria, Uruguay, 2024-03)
      Este artículo busca concientizar a productores y técnicos sobre los riesgos de la exposición a gases neumotóxicos por parte de animales y personas, los efectos que ocasionan, y la implementación de medidas preventivas ...
    • Mortality of a captive axis deer (Axis axis) and a llama (Lama glama) due to ingestion of Wedelia glauca 

      Giannitti, Federico; Margineda, Carlos Augusto; Cid, María Silvia; Diab, Santiago S.; Weber, Natalia; Rodriguez, Alejandro Martin; Campero, Carlos Manuel; Odriozola, Ernesto Raul (Sage Publications, 2012-09)
      The current study describes a naturally occurring cluster of cases of Wedelia glauca intoxication. Seven of 14 axis deer (Axis axis) and 1 of 8 llamas (Lama glama) in a zoo of Buenos Aires province, Argentina, died suddenly ...
    • Pollen beetle (Astylus atromaculatus)-associated gastroenteric disease in cattle: report of 6 natural outbreaks 

      Garcia, Juan Agustin; Livio, Juan; Matto, Carolina; Dutra, Fernando; Scioli, Maria Valeria; Giannitti, Federico; Langston, James; Poppenga, Robert; Canton, German Jose; Uzal, Francisco (SAGE Publications, 2023-11-29)
      Astylus atromaculatus is a pollen beetle native to South America, commonly found in crop flowers. Experimental intoxication of sheep and guinea pigs by this beetle resulting in fibrinonecrotizing enteritis has been reported. ...
    • White muscle disease in three selenium deficient beef and dairy calves in Argentina and Uruguay 

      Rodriguez, Alejandro Martin; Schild, Carlos Omar; Canton, German Jose; Riet-Correa, Franklin; Armendano, Joaquín Ignacio; Caffarena, Rubén Dario; Brambilla, Emilio Cesar; García, Juan Agustín; Morrell, Eleonora Lidia; Poppenga, Robert; Giannitti, Federico (Centro de Ciências Rurais, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, 2018-05)
      White muscle disease (WMD), nutritional myodegeneration or enzootic muscular dystrophy, is a nutritional condition associated with selenium and/or vitamin E deficiency in ruminants. These elements are constituents of the ...