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LEUCOENCEPHALOMALACIA IN HORSES IN PERNAMBUCO STATE LEUCOENCEFALOMALÁCIA EM EQUÍDEOS NO ESTADO DE PERNAMBUCO

Authors: Henrique Araújo Costa Neto; Alexandre Cruz Dantas; Nivaldo de Azevêdo Costa; Antônio Flávio M. Dantas; Carla Lopes de Mendonça; Franklin Riet-Correa; José Augusto Bastos Afonso; +3 Authors

LEUCOENCEPHALOMALACIA IN HORSES IN PERNAMBUCO STATE LEUCOENCEFALOMALÁCIA EM EQUÍDEOS NO ESTADO DE PERNAMBUCO

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<span><p align="justify">Five cases of leucoencephalomalacia (LEME) in horses and one in mule are reported in the State of Pernambuco, Northeastern Brazil. All animals were fed with corn or byproducts. The disease occurred in different months of the year, in the dry or raining seasons. The animals had nervous signs and the clinical manifestation period was of 24 hours to 13 days. Gross and histologic lesions of the nervous system were malacia of the <em>centrum semi-ovale</em> and <em>corona</em> <em>radiata</em> in all animals, brain stem in 3, and internal capsule in one. Degenerative lesions of the liver were observed in one of a total of 4 cases in which this organ was examined histologically. This animal also had increased levels of serum AST and GGT. LEME seems to be an important disease in equidae in the Brazilian semiarid. Preventive measures include correct grain storage after proper drying and also to avoid the use of corn and byproducts as the only food for horses. </p><p align="left"> </p><p align="left">KEY WORDS<strong>:</strong> Leucoencephalomalacia, horses, mules, semiarid, fumonisins.</p><p align="left"> </p></span> <span><p align="justify">Este artigo descreve cinco casos de leucoencefalomalácia (LEME) em eqüinos e um caso em muar ocorridos no Agreste do Estado de Pernambuco. Todos os animais tinham histórico de ingestão de milho ou subprodutos. A doença ocorreu em diferentes épocas do ano, tanto na seca quanto na chuva. Os animais apresentaram sinais nervosos e a evolução clínica foi de 24 horas a treze dias. As lesões macroscópicas e histológicas caracterizaram-se por malacia do <em>centrum</em> <em>semi-ovale</em> e <em>corona</em> <em>radiata</em> em todos os casos, tronco encefálico em três casos e cápsula interna em um caso. Lesões degenerativas do fígado foram observadas em um dos quatro casos em que foi estudada a histologia desse órgão. Esse animal apresentou, também, aumento dos níveis séricos de AST e GGT. Este trabalho comprova que a LEME é uma doença que pode ser importante em eqüídeos, na região Nordeste. Para a profilaxia da micotoxicose, recomenda-se o armazenamento do grão em ambientes livres de umidade, após ser submetido a um correto processo de secagem, além de evitar a administração de milho e subprodutos como único alimento.</p><p align="justify"> </p><p align="justify">PALAVRAS-CHAVES: Leucoencefalomalácia, eqüinos, muares, semi-árido, fumonisinas.</p></span>

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S, Agriculture, Leucoencefalomalacia, eqüinos, muares, semi-árido, fumonisinas., SF1-1100, Animal culture

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