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Effects of poisonous plants on livestock /

Effects of Poisonous Plants on Livestock documents the proceedings of a U.S.-Australian symposium on the effects of poisonous plants on domestic livestock. The symposium was held at Utah State University in Logan, Utah, on 19-24 June 1977. The volume is organized into eight parts. Part I discusses p...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: Joint United States-Australian Symposium on Poisonous Plants Utah State University
Otros Autores: Keeler, Richard F. (Editor ), Van Kampen, Kent R. (Editor ), James, Lynn F. (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico Congresos, conferencias eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Academic Press, 1978.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Effects of Poisonous Plants on Livestock documents the proceedings of a U.S.-Australian symposium on the effects of poisonous plants on domestic livestock. The symposium was held at Utah State University in Logan, Utah, on 19-24 June 1977. The volume is organized into eight parts. Part I discusses poisonous plant problems in the United States and Australia. Part II contains papers on general topics such as inorganic toxicants and poisonous plants; the hazard of plant toxicities to the human population; and selenium in plants as a cause of livestock poisoning. Part III examines the effects of simple phytotoxins such as selenium and oxalate on livestock. Part IV focuses on the effects of plant hepatotoxins, including pyrrolizidine alkaloids, Artemisia nova, and Tetradymia spp. Part V deals with plant cardio/pulmonary toxins such as Myoporum spp. and Pimelea spp. Part VI tales up plant neurotoxins while Part VII discusses plant teratogens and toxins affecting reproduction. Part VII presents studies on other toxic substances. It includes studies on oak poisoning and pine needle abortion in cattle.
Notas:"Academic Press rapid manuscript reproduction"
Proceedings of a symposium held at Utah State University, Logan, June 19-24, 1977, which was held under the auspices of the United States-Australian Agreement for Scientific and Technical Cooperation for Joint Meetings.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xvii, 600 pages) : illustrations.
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9781483270180
1483270181