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Plants poisonous to horses in E urope
Author(s) -
Caloni F.,
Cortinovis C.
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
equine veterinary education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.304
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 2042-3292
pISSN - 0957-7734
DOI - 10.1111/eve.12274
Subject(s) - pteridium aquilinum , weed , medicine , datura stramonium , biology , traditional medicine , botany , fern , horticulture
Summary Poisoning of horses by plants is a relatively common veterinary problem and may occur when the fresh plant is ingested in pasture or when the plant contaminates hay, silage and feed. In Europe, horses are particularly at risk of poisoning by C ynoglossum officinale (houndstongue), D atura stramonium (jimson weed) , H ypericum perforatum (St. John's wort), N erium oleander (oleander), P teridium aquilinum (bracken fern), R obinia pseudoacacia (black locust), S enecio jacobaea (tansy ragwort), T axus baccata ( E uropean yew) and T huja occidentalis (white cedar). For each of these poisonous plants the information given in this review includes plant distribution, conditions of poisoning, toxic active principles and clinical signs.