In utero exposure of neonatal buffalo calves to pesticide residues and the alterations within their reproductive tract

Kaur, Karanpreet; Ghuman, S. P. S.; Singh, Opinder; Bedi, Jasbir Singh; Gill, Jatinder Paul Singh

doi:10.1016/j.etap.2015.08.031

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“…Many studies have shown the teratogenic effects of pesticide residues in ruminants [ 30 ], as well as teratogenicity from toxins such as cyanide [ 31 , 32 , 33 ] and some classes of alkaloids [ 21 , 34 , 35 , 36 , 37 , 38 ]. The evaluation of the teratogenic potential of toxicants in ruminants has the potential to improve animal production and thus provide numerous economic benefits to livestock producers [ 38 ].…”

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Maternal Ingestion of Ipomoea carnea: Effects on Goat-Kid Bonding and Behavior

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Raspantini

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Ipomoea carnea is a toxic plant found in Brazil and other tropical and subtropical countries and often causes poisoning of livestock. The plant contains the alkaloids swainsonine and calystegines, which inhibit key cellular enzymes and cause systematic cell death. This study evaluated the behavioral effects of prenatal ingestion of this plant on dams and their kids. Twenty-four pregnant goats were randomly allocated into four treatment groups and received the following doses (g/kg BW) of fresh I. carnea: 0 (control group), 1.0 (IC1), 3.0 (IC3), and 5.0 (IC5) from day 27 of gestation until parturition. Dam and kid bonding and behavior were evaluated by several tests, immediately after birth until six weeks of age. Dams from IC3 and IC5 groups spent less time paying attention to the newborn. There was a lack of maternal-infant bonding due to I. carnea intoxication. Kids from treated dams had difficulty in standing, suckling, and in recognizing their mother hours after birth. I. carnea can also compromise the kids’ ability to learn and to retain spatial memory. We suggest that kids from pregnant goats given I. carnea during gestation have significant behavioral alterations and developmental delays that may compromise their survival.

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