Abstract
Pulmonary edema and hydrothorax were observed in mature swine that died approximately 5 days after consuming corn screenings. These postmortem observations were reproduced in younger swine (16-24 kg) that died within 1 week when fed the corn screenings under experimental conditions. Additionally, pulmonary edema and hydrothorax occurred in a pig (7.1 kg) that died after receiving 4 daily intravenous injections of fumonisin B1. A fungus was isolated from the corn screenings that is identical to Fusarium moniliforme MRC-826 in colony morphology and under microscopic examination.
MeSH terms
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Animal Feed / analysis
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Animal Feed / poisoning*
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Animals
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Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid
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Food Microbiology
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Fumonisins*
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Fusarium / isolation & purification
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Hydrothorax / chemically induced
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Hydrothorax / pathology
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Hydrothorax / veterinary*
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Liver / pathology
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Lung / pathology
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Mycotoxins / analysis
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Mycotoxins / poisoning*
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Pancreas / pathology
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Pulmonary Edema / chemically induced
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Pulmonary Edema / pathology
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Pulmonary Edema / veterinary*
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Swine
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Swine Diseases / chemically induced*
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Swine Diseases / pathology
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Zea mays
Substances
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Fumonisins
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Mycotoxins
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fumonisin B1