Effects of poisonous plants on livestock - Joint United States-Australian Symposium on Poisonous Plants (1977 : Utah State University); Keeler, Richard F.; Van Kampen, Kent R.; James, Lynn F. (New York : Academic Press, 1978)
I. Introductory Remarks -- Overview of Poisonous Plant Problems in the United States -- Poisonous Plant Problems in Australia -- II. General Topics -- Impact of Poisonous Plants on Western U.S. Grazing Systems and Livestock Operations -- Poisonous Plant Management Problems and Control Measures on U.S. Rangelands -- Inorganic Toxicants and Poisonous Plants -- Effect of Land Use on Plant Poisoning of Livestock in Australia -- Perspectives in Phytotoxic Research -- The Hazard of Plant Toxicities to the Human Population -- Ecology of Poisoning -- Botanical Affinities of Australian Poisonous Plants -- The Role of Ruminal Microbes in the Metabolism of Toxic Constituents from Plants -- III. Simple Phytotoxins -- Selenium in Plants as a Cause of Livestock Poisoning -- Manifestations of Intoxication by Selenium-Accumulating Plants -- Oxalate Poisoning in Livestock -- Organo-Fluorine Compounds in Plants -- IV. Plant Hepatotoxins -- Pyrrolizidine Alkaloid Poisoning -- Pathology with Particular Reference to Differences in Animal and Plant Species -- Recent Studies on Mechanisms of Cytotoxic Action of Pyrrolizidine Alkaloids -- Prevention of Pyrrolizidine Alkaloid Poisoning -- Animal Adaptation or Plant Control? -- The Transfer of Pyrrolizidine Alkaloids from Senecio jacobaea into the Milk of Lactating Cows and Goats -- Tetradymia Toxicity -- a New Look at an Old Problem -- Toxic Constituents and Hepatotoxicity of the Plant Tetradymia glabrata (Asteroceae) -- Lantana Poisoning: a Cholestatic Disease of Cattle and Sheep -- V. Plant Cardio/Pulmonary Toxins -- Toxicity of Myoporum spp. and Their Furanosesquiterpenoid Essential Oils -- Acute Respiratory Distress of Rangeland Cattle -- Tryptophan-Induced Pulmonary Edema and Emphysema in Ruminants -- Studies on the Toxic Principle of Asclepias eriocarpa and Asclepias labriformis -- The Interaction of Pathogenetic Mechanisms in Bovine High Mountain (Brisket) Disease -- Pimelea spp. Poisoning of Cattle -- Cyanogenesis, the Production of Hydrogen Cyanide, by Plants -- Pulmonary Toxicity of Naturally Occurring 3-Substituted Furans -- VI. Plant Neurotoxins -- Centaurea Species and Equine Nigropallidal Encephalomalacia -- Cycad Poisoning in Australia -- Etiology and Pathology -- The Toxin of Lolium rigidum (Annual Ryegrass) Seedheads Associated with Nematode-Bacterium Infection -- Perennial Ryegrass Staggers in New Zealand -- A Comparative Study of Darling Pea (Swainsona spp.) Poisoning in Australia with Locoweed (Astragalus and Oxytropis spp.) Poisoning in North America -- Analysis and Characterization of Nitro Compounds from Astragalus Species -- Livestock Poisoning from Nitro-Bearing Astragalus -- Chronic Phalaris Poisoning or Phalaris Staggers -- VII. Plant Teratogens and Toxins Affecting Reproduction -- Alkaloid Teratogens from Lupinus, Conium, Veratrum, and Related Genera -- Structure-Activity Relation of Steroidal Amine Teratogens -- Tobacco -- a Cause of Congenital Arthrogryposis -- Genetic Defects and Their Similarities to Birth Defects Caused by Plants -- Epidemiological Investigations of Poisonous Plant-Induced Birth Defects -- Plant Estrogens Affecting Livestock in Australia -- Locoweed Poisoning in the United States -- VIII. Other Toxicities -- Toxicological Significance of Plant Furocoumarins -- Sesquiterpene Lactones from Livestock Poisons -- Oak Poisoning in Cattle -- Glucosinolates in Cruciferous Plants -- Tall Larkspur and Cattle on High Mountain Ranges -- Larkspur Toxicosis: a Review of Current Research -- The Nature and Mechanism of Action of the Calcinogenic Principle of Solanum malacoxylon and Cestrum diurnum, and a Comment on Trisetum flavescens -- Hairy Vetch (Vicia villosa Roth) Poisoning in Cattle -- Lupinosis: Chemical Properties of Phomopsin A, the Main Toxic Metabolite of Phomopsis leptostromiformis -- Toxic Amino Acids of Plant Origin -- Pine Needle Abortion in Cattle -- Index.
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.
Keywords: Plantas tóxicas; Ganado -- Plantas tóxicas; Fitotoxicidad; Ganadería; Ganadería -- Conferencias