Plant poisonings and mycotoxicoses of importance in horses in southern Africa

Journal of the South African Veterinary Association

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 91-97

  Botha, C J ^a   Naude T W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Equine; Horses; Mycotoxicoses; Plant poisoning; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

CARDIAC GLYCOSIDE; DATURA STRAMONIUM EXTRACT; ERGOT ALKALOID; PLANT TOXIN;

ATAXIA; AVOCADO; CARDIOTOXICITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROTALARIA; CYSTITIS; DATURA STRAMONIUM; ENCEPHALOMALACIA; HORSE; LIVER TOXICITY; LOLIUM; LUNG TOXICITY; MYCOTOXICOSIS; NONHUMAN; PERENNIAL RYEGRASS; PHOTOSENSITIVITY; PLANT INTOXICATION; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; REVIEW; RYE; SENECIO; SETARIA; SKIN TOXICITY; SORGHUM; SOUTH AFRICA; STACHYBOTRYS; STOMATITIS; AFRICA; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; HORSE DISEASE; PATHOLOGY;

CROTALARIA; DATURA; DATURA STRAMONIUM; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS; LOLIUM; LOLIUM PERENNE; PERSEA AMERICANA; SECALE CEREALE; SENECIO; STACHYBOTRYS;

AFRICA, SOUTHERN; ANIMALS; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; MYCOTOXICOSIS; PLANT POISONING;

EID: 0036770022     PISSN: 10199128     EISSN: 22249435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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