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1
Q

Bracken fern
Causes ____ in _____ species

How long can it take to show clinical signs?

A

Bone marrow suppression in ruminants

Can take up to 3 months to show signs

2
Q

Moldy sweet clover
What does it cause?
Over what period of time?

A

Coagulopathy via Vit K anatagonism

Long periods of time

3
Q

Ragwort
What does it cause

What other toxic plants are similar?

A

Pyrrolizidine alkaloid

Causes liver disease over several months

Fiddleneck, senecio

4
Q

Gossypol toxicity

A

Causes sudden death from cardiomyopathy and/or hepatopathy in ruminants

5
Q

Lupine
What does it cause in cattle?
What species is most affected?
Classic lesions

What other plants are similar to lupine?

A

Causes teratogenesis in cattle
Sheep are most affected with neuro signs

Arthrogryposis (crooked calf) or cleft palate

Tobacco, locoweed and poison hemlock

6
Q
Veratum Californicum (aka false hellebore or corn lily)
What does it do?
What species is most affected
A

Is a teratogen that causes birth defects in fetal lambs

7
Q

Milkweed

A

Cardiac glycoside

Causes acute clinical signs and death

8
Q

st. johns wort

A

causes photosensitization, conjunctivitis, sloughed skin and icterus in horses

9
Q

blue green alga

A

causes sudden death

10
Q

slaframine

A

hypersalivation