title: Bentonite as therapy for Lantana camara poisoning of cattle.
abstract: 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 bilirubin concentrations were statistically indistinguishable. Bentonite was judged to have promise as a cheap alternative to activated charcoal for therapy of lantana poisoning of cattle.
authors.affiliation: Queensland Department of Primary Industries, Animal Research Institute, Yeerongpilly.
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: McKenzie
mesh_terms: D000327:Adsorption; D000818:Animals; D001546:Bentonite / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001663:Bilirubin / Q000097:blood; D002417:Cattle; D002418:Cattle Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D002606:Charcoal / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D010939:Plant Poisoning / Q000628:therapy / Q000662:veterinary*
chemical_list: D001546:Bentonite; D002606:Charcoal; D001663:Bilirubin