Index

Introduction
An introduction to production animal clinical toxicology with specific reference to toxic plants

Sudden Death
Nitrate/nitrite | Cyanogenetic glycosides | Fluoroacetates | Cardiac glycosides | Blue-green algae | Acute hepatocellular necrosis | Arsenic

Hepatic Disorders
Pyrrolizidine alkaloids | Lupinosis | Facial eczema | Lantana

Dermatological Disorders
St John's wort | Leucaena
Brief listing: Festuca arundinacea | Neptunia spp.

CNS Disorders
Oxalates | Tropane alkaloids | Rye grass staggers | Phalaris | Tribulus spp. | Swainsona | Birdsville disease | Lead | Organophosphates
Brief listing: Organochlorine or chlorinated hydrocarbons | Carbamates | Xanthorrhea | Cycads | Nicotine alkaloids | Flood Plain Staggers and Stewart's Range Syndrome | Marsilea drummondii | Cheilanthes tenuifolia | Pteridium spp. | Centuria solstitialis | Hypochaeris radicata | Lupinus spp. | Claviceps paspali | Staccys arvensis | Malva parviflora | Gomphrema celosioides

Cardiorespiratory Disorders
Pimelea | Eupatorium | Bovine hyperthermia

Haematological Disorders
Bracken | Cruciferae | Dicoumarols

Gastrointestinal Disorders
Solanum
Brief listing: Bryophyllum spp. | Ricinus communis | Homeria spp. | Pimelia spp. | Pennisetum clandistinum

Notes
Available in .pdf format

References

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Post-Graduate Committee in Veterinary Science (1987): Veterinary Clinical Toxicology. The University of Sydney.

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