Katamtama and Ibnu Rahmadani and Rini Deswita and Sofina L. (2018) ZINC PHOSPIDE AS MAIN KILLER AGEN AT SUMATERA ELEPHANT DEATH (Elephas Maximus Sumatranus): CASE IN RIAU. In: Prosiding/Proceeding: Musyawarah Nasional ke III Asosiasi Farmakologi dan Farmasi Veteriner Indonesia = 3rd National Conference of Indonesia Veterinary Pharmacy and Pharmacology Association. P4IPVI, Surabaya.

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Abstract

Population of elephants decrease faster than the forest. The losing of elephant habitat have been pushing them to entrance into village area and make any conflict betwen human and elephant, that often make elephant dead, destruction of planting area and plant. In death cases of elephant in Riau, commonly the animal dead by human factor. Elephant killed by illegal hunting, by conflict reasaon of area or illegal trading.Any sample of elephant dead send to Disease Investigation Centre of Bukittinggi (2 cases in 2011, 7 cases in 2012, 5 cases was positif of zinc phospide). In 2013 there were 3 cases and any of them positif of zinc phospide. The result of them, generally caused by poisoning and Zinc phospide is the poison that most used to kill elephant. Zinc Phospide (Zn3P2) is the poisson that black coloured as the spesific sign, and know in trade mark as Kilrat, Zin-Tox, Rumetan, Phosvin and Mons-con. The Screerer’s Test is usually used as a simple methode to test zinc phospide. That poison in the stomach will be hydrolized as phospin gas that very toxic and will make acute death. And than, for animal that poisoned by zinc phospide cause high level of Zn in tissue

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