Poisoning in ostriches following ingestion of toxic plants - Field observations

Tropical Animal Health and Production

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 439-442

  Cooper, Ross G ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

^b BIRMINGHAM CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Field observations; Notes; Ostrich; Poisoning; Zimbabwe

Indexed keywords

PLANT TOXIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ARTICLE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; MORTALITY; OSTRICH; PATHOLOGY; STANDARD; ZIMBABWE;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; ORGAN SPECIFICITY; PLANT POISONING; STRUTHIONIFORMES; ZIMBABWE;

AVES; COMBRETUM; DICHAPETALUM CYMOSUM; LANTANA; LANTANA CAMARA; MELIA AZEDARACH; SARCOSTEMMA VIMINALE; SENECIO; STRUTHIONIFORMES; SYRINGA;

EID: 34548337152     PISSN: 00494747     EISSN: 15737438     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11250-007-9044-y     Document Type: Article

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