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ZAMIA PALM ( MACROZAMIA REIDLEI ) POISONING OF SHEEP
Author(s) -
Gabbedy B. J.,
Meyer E. P.,
Dickson J.
Publication year - 1975
Publication title -
australian veterinary journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.382
H-Index - 59
eISSN - 1751-0813
pISSN - 0005-0423
DOI - 10.1111/j.1751-0813.1975.tb06958.x
Subject(s) - flock , palm , ingestion , biology , stomach tube , veterinary medicine , palm kernel , lesion , medicine , palm oil , surgery , anatomy , agroforestry , biochemistry , physics , quantum mechanics
Sheep mortalities caused by the ingestion of leaves of the zamia palm (Macrozamia reidlei) were recorded from 6 properties in Western Australia from 1966 to 1971. Deaths occurred in sheep less than 2 years of age and involved from 2 to 9% of the flock. The primary lesion was acute hepatic necrosis, neurological effects were not recorded. The condition was reproduced experimentally when crushed kernel, mascerated leaf or leaf extract was administered by stomach tube.