Sudden death caused by trichlorfon poisoning in Korean native cattle

Kim, Ji-Hyeon; Lee, Kyunghyun; Jung, Ji-Youl; Yi, Hee; Sohn, Jun Hyung; So, ByungJae; Choi, Eun-Jin

doi:2018.58.3.167

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Korean Journal of Veterinary Research 2018;58(3):167-170.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.14405/kjvr.2018.58.3.167 Published online October 11, 2018.

Sudden death caused by trichlorfon poisoning in Korean native cattle

Ji-Hyeon Kim¹, Kyunghyun Lee¹, Ji-Youl Jung¹, Hee Yi², Jun Hyung Sohn³, ByungJae So¹, Eun-Jin Choi¹

¹Animal Disease Diagnostic Division, Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency
²Veterinary Drugs & Biologics Division, Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency
³North Branch, Gyeongbuk Veterinary Service Laboratory

한우에서 발생한 트리클로르폰 중독증 증례

김지현¹, 이경현¹, 정지열¹, 이희², 손준형³, 소병재¹, 최은진¹

¹농림축산검역본부 질병진단과
²농림축산검역본부 동물약품평가과
³경북동물위생시험소 북부지소

Abstract

Two 12-month-old cattle with anthelmintics containing trichlorfon the day before death presented to the Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency for diagnosis. In necropsy, they revealed enlargement of the spleens, redness of mucosa and serosa in stomachs and intestines, and friable kidneys. Histopathologically, hemorrhages in the spleens, omasums, abomasums, and intestines as well as renal tubular necrosis were observed. Trichlorfon was detected at above the lethal dose in the ruminal contents. Based on these findings, we diagnosed this case as death caused by trichlorfon poisoning.

Key Words: Korean native cattle, hemorrhage, organophosphates, organophosphate poisoning, trichlorfon