TOXICITY OF ASPERGILLUS WENTIL IN BUFFALO BULL CALVES.

The article presents a discusses a study on the toxicity of Aspergillus wentil found in sorghum straw ingested by buffalo bull calves. The study made use Aspergillus wentil obtained from infected sorghum straw which caused toxicity in cattle and buffaloes in North Karnataka, India. Healthy buffalo bull calves were injected with mycelium free culture of Aspergillus until, after which, blood samples were collected for analysis. Diarrhea were experienced by calves although there were no changes in serum urea nitrogen and total serum protein (TSP).