A 35-kg Duroc pig died 3 days after eating a ration containing aflatoxin B1, B2, G1; and G2. It had hemorrhagic enteritis and extensive midzonal necrosis in the liver. A 13-year-old Quarter-horse that died 2 days after eating moldy hay had hemorrhagic enteritis, fatty degeneration of the myocardium and renal tubules, and extensive total midzonal necrosis of the liver.
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