Diagnostic Challenges and Guidelines Pertaining to Suspected Ruminant Intoxications

This article addresses diagnostic challenges involving toxicology cases that are multifactorial in nature, often involving sublethal exposures to multiple toxicants and/or other etiologies that are not toxic. Gold standard diagnostic approaches were developed under the assumption that cases were undoubtedly intoxications, and they still are applicable to those cases. A more integrated diagnostic approach, focusing on the initial problem list, is consistent with how veterinarians diagnose most cases. Livestock ownership attitudes continue to evolve. Ongoing threats to the financial well-being of animal agriculture ultimately will have an impact on the ability of producers to maintain health and performance of livestock.

Published by The Veterinary clinics of North America. Food animal practice, 2020. The guideline itself is at the source linked here.

doi.org/10.1016/j.cvfa.2020.08.007