Samaras and seedlings of <i>Acer pseudoplatanus</i> are potential sources of hypoglycin A intoxication in atypical myopathy without necessarily inducing clinical signs

Abstract

Atypical myopathy can be associated with the ingestion of sycamore samaras and also ingestion of seedlings. Hypoglycin A can be detected in the blood of horses with no detectable clinical signs at pasture in which there is A. pseudoplatanus. Determination of hypoglycin A concentration in blood is useful for screening for exposure in suspected cases of AM.