Eliminating toxins from the hay begins in the field. However, toxic weeds frequently end up in hay and forage and pose a serious risk to livestock. The effects of poisonous plants on animals depend on the amount ingested and the individual weed present in hay. Many indications for poisoning exist. Obvious cases involve sudden onset of disease in a number of animals. Finding of common feed or en...

AND INTRODUCTION In the Western United States poisonous plants are estimated to cost the animal industry more than 200 million dollars annually. The majority of these losses are attributed to livestock grazing on rangelands. Little has been done to determine the costs of livestock poisoned by contaminated feeds which are probably more frequent and costly. Grazing livestock generally avoid eatin...

Background: The use of knowledge of indigenous people in the use of plants can provide valuable information in the field of nutrition, treatment, and provide the basis for the production of drugs used in modern medicine. Objectives: The present study aimed to evaluate the level of recognition of the Ardestanian people to the medicinal plants of the region and introduction to some poisonous pla...