Chloropicrin Poisoning in Laying Hens

Accession number;04A0468022
Title;Chloropicrin Poisoning in Laying Hens
Author; HIDAKA TAKEMASA (Hiroshimakenfukuyamakachikuhoken'eiseisho) MOCHIZUKI HIDEKO (Hiroshimakenfukuyamakachikuhoken'eiseisho) KIKUCHI HIROHISA (Hiroshimakenfukuyamakachikuhoken'eiseisho) YOKOTA FUMIHIKO (Hiroshimakenfukuyamakachikuhoken'eiseisho) FUJII TSUKASA (Hiroshimakenfukuyamakachikuhoken'eiseisho) SUYAMA YOSHINOBU (Hiroshimakenfukuyamakachikuhoken'eiseisho) WATANABE SHIRO (Hiroshima Prefect. Gov., Higashi Hiroshima Livest. Hyg. Serv. Center, JPN) KOBAYASHI HIROAKI (Hiroshima Prefect. Gov., Higashi Hiroshima Livest. Hyg. Serv. Center, JPN)
Journal Title;Journal of the Japan Veterinary Medical Association
Journal Code:Y0220A
ISSN:0446-6454
VOL.57;NO.6;PAGE.377-379(2004)
Figure&Table&Reference;FIG.4, REF.5
Pub. Country;Japan
Language;Japanese
Abstract;In April 2001, a laying-hen farm housing about 40,000 birds experienced high mortality rates with animals demonstrating signs of dyspnea and cyanosis. About 3,000 chickens died during the outbreak, one day prior to the start of which chloropicrin had been sprayed on a neighboring field. Histopathologically, the dead hens had acute catarrhal fibrinous bronchopneumonia. The total hemoglobin of surviving hens was significantly elevated. On the basis of these findings, chloropicrin poisoning was suspected. (author abst.)