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Bentonite as therapy for Lantana camara poisoning of cattle
Author(s) -
McKENZIE RA
Publication year - 1991
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.1751-0813.1991.tb03159.x
Subject(s) - lantana camara , lantana , charcoal , bentonite , activated charcoal , stomach tube , medicine , veterinary medicine , zoology , biology , botany , chemistry , anatomy , adsorption , paleontology , organic chemistry
SUMMARY Bentonite was compared with activated charcoal as therapy for lantana poisoning in calves dosed 5 d previously with leaf material of the common pink‐edged red taxon of Lantana camara . Both therapies were given by stomach tube as a single dose at 5 g/kg. Five of 6 calves in each of the groups given bentonite and activated charcoal recovered while 5 of 6 calves in the control group died. Calves given bentonite took 3 d longer on average to recover fully than those given activated charcoal but the effects of the 2 therapies on plasma total bilirubln concentrations were statistically indistinguishable. Bentonite was judged to have promise as a cheap alternative to activated charcoal for therapy of lantana poisoning of cattle.