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  • Title: Pesticide toxicosis in the horse.
    Author: Plumlee KH.
    Journal: Vet Clin North Am Equine Pract; 2001 Dec; 17(3):491-500, vii. PubMed ID: 11780282.
    Abstract:
    Toxicosis from pesticides rarely occurs in horses and is usually the result of inappropriate pesticide use or handling by humans. Organophosphorus and carbamate insecticides inhibit acetylcholinesterase and are the insecticide class most frequently associated with toxicosis in domestic animals. Metaldehyde is a molluscicide, and zinc phosphide is a rodenticide, both of which have caused toxicosis in horses. All three of these pesticides affect the nervous system of horses and can be fatal if not treated promptly.
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