There are numerous plants that can cause ill effect in farm animals. This list is only very brief & does not go into any detail. If you suspect your stock has been poisoned please contact the clinic immediately on (02)66219811.
The signs, dose & time vary according to the plant & so does the treatment.
The following is a list taken from the North Coast Local Lands Services for most common in our area. They have been grouped by general signs they produce:
Sudden death - heart toxin:
- Oleander
- Mother of millions
- Red & White cotton bush
Sudden death - liver toxin:
- Poison peach
- Green cestrum
- Blue-green algae
Pastures/Fodders:
- Setaria
- Sorghum
- Ryegrass
- Oats
- Kikuyu
Photosensitisation:
- Red lantana
- Smart weed
- Ryegrass
Haemorrhage:
- Bracken fern
- Rock fern
Jaundice:
- Red lantana
- Fireweed
- Poison peach
- Blue green algae
- Cycad or Burrawong
Diarrhoea, wasting & death:
- Fireweed
- Blackbean
Bloating:
- Gas or frothy bloat - clover, lucerne, kikuyu
- Choke - Bush lemons, mangoes, chokos
- Excess fluid - kikuyu
Nervous signs & staggers:
- Ergot
- Paspalum
- Kikuyu
- Cycad or Burrawong
- Grass trees