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Plants Toxic to Farm and Companion Animals

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Toxic plants are responsible for many cases of poisoning of farm and companion animals throughout the world. Livestock and horses may be poisoned when these plants contaminate hay or silage or alternative forages are unavailable. Pets are usually poisoned by plants as a result of accidental ingestion of house or garden plants. This chapter focuses on some of the most geographically widespread toxic plants that have been reported to cause the poisoning of farm and companion animals. It includes a brief description of each plant and reports the toxic principle(s) present, its mode of action, and clinical signs of poisoning.

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  1. Department of Health, Animal Science and Food Safety (VESPA), Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Celoria 10, 20133, Milan, Italy

    Cristina Cortinovis

  2. Department of Veterinary Medicine (DIMEVET), Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Celoria 10, 20133, Milan, Italy

    Francesca Caloni

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    Célia Regina Carlini

  2. Centro de Biotecnologia, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Su, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil

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Cortinovis, C., Caloni, F. (2017). Plants Toxic to Farm and Companion Animals. In: Carlini, C., Ligabue-Braun, R. (eds) Plant Toxins. Toxinology. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-6464-4_23

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