| Summary Information |
| Diseases / List of Toxic Diseases /
Disease summary |
| Alternative Names |
Zearalenone
mycotoxicosis |
| Disease Agents |
Zearalenone,
a mycotoxin produced by Gibberella zeae (Fusarium graminearum, Fusarium
roseum "Graminearum"), with oestrogenic activity (B32.36.w29). |
| Infectious
Agent(s) |
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| Non-infectious
Agent(s) |
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| Physical
Agent(s) |
-- Indirect / Secondary |
| General Description |
Zearalenone-induced reduced fertility and inhibition of spermatogenesis was recorded in
experimental toxicosis in geese (B32.36.w29). |
| Further Information |
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| Techniques linked to this disease |
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| Host taxa groups /species |
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| Disease has been reported in either the wild or in captivity
in the following WATERFOWL Species: |
Experimental toxicosis in
domestic geese (B32.36.w29). |
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| Disease has been reported in free-ranging populations of the
following WATERFOWL Species: |
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