2009
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-0813.2009.00393.x
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Are ovine fenugreek (Trigonella foenum‐graecum) staggers and kangaroo gait of lactating ewes two clinically and pathologically similar nervous disorders?

Abstract: Fenugreek staggers has occurred in sheep in Victoria, as both an acute and a chronic syndrome. Signs included quadraparesis, a high stepping fore limb gait and a 'bunny-hopping' hind limb gait. Changes consistent with acute oedema were found in the brain and spinal cord of acute cases, and Wallerian degeneration in the peripheral nerves of chronic cases. Kangaroo gait occurred in ewes in New South Wales, and the clinical signs and microscopic changes were remarkably similar to those of fenugreek staggers. Alth… Show more

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“…40 A staggers syndrome with quadraparesis has been reported with fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum) consumption in Victoria and South Australia, acute cerebral oedema being found in rapidly developing cases and Wallerian degeneration of peripheral nerves when there is chronic duration. 41 A convulsive syndrome is produced in sheep in northern Australia following consumption of Terminalia oblongata (yellow-wood) 2,3 and ingestion of Pisum sativum (field pea) in Victoria and southern Queensland causes manic behaviour in cattle and sheep. 2,42 Hoya australis (hoya, wax flower) may cause incoordination, muscle tremors, and clonic and tetanic spasms when grazed by cattle and sheep in inland Queensland 43 and consumption of Chamaecytisus proliferus (tagasaste) by cattle in Western Australia is associated with a staggers syndrome and congenital leucoencephalopathy.…”
Section: Ryegrass Staggers Perennial Ryegrass (Lolium Perenne) Staggmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…40 A staggers syndrome with quadraparesis has been reported with fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum) consumption in Victoria and South Australia, acute cerebral oedema being found in rapidly developing cases and Wallerian degeneration of peripheral nerves when there is chronic duration. 41 A convulsive syndrome is produced in sheep in northern Australia following consumption of Terminalia oblongata (yellow-wood) 2,3 and ingestion of Pisum sativum (field pea) in Victoria and southern Queensland causes manic behaviour in cattle and sheep. 2,42 Hoya australis (hoya, wax flower) may cause incoordination, muscle tremors, and clonic and tetanic spasms when grazed by cattle and sheep in inland Queensland 43 and consumption of Chamaecytisus proliferus (tagasaste) by cattle in Western Australia is associated with a staggers syndrome and congenital leucoencephalopathy.…”
Section: Ryegrass Staggers Perennial Ryegrass (Lolium Perenne) Staggmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…A recent report suggests that R. rosea ataxia in sheep may be the result of depletion of cerebellar Purkinje cells 40 . A staggers syndrome with quadraparesis has been reported with fenugreek ( Trigonella foenum‐graecum) consumption in Victoria and South Australia, acute cerebral oedema being found in rapidly developing cases and Wallerian degeneration of peripheral nerves when there is chronic duration 41 . A convulsive syndrome is produced in sheep in northern Australia following consumption of Terminalia oblongata (yellow‐wood) 2,3 and ingestion of Pisum sativum (field pea) in Victoria and southern Queensland causes manic behaviour in cattle and sheep 2,42 .…”
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confidence: 99%
“…Studies in animal models suggest a low acute toxic potential of fenugreek seeds by oral route at 2 and 5 g/kg bw in mice and rats, respectively, and intraperitoneal route at 0.65 and 3.5 g/kg bw in mice and rats, respectively 81 . As described in cattle 80 , myopathy may be caused by feeding cattle solely on fenugreek straw, leading to intoxication or an induced deficiency state 110 .…”
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confidence: 99%
“…This clinical review speculates that bovine fenugreek staggers and kangaroo gait of lactating ewes are two clinically and pathologically similar nervous disorders 5 . The review reports unpublished data from veterinarians in the field, and highlights the similarities in the conditions.…”
Section: Production Animalsmentioning
confidence: 90%