title: Adonis microcarpa (pheasant's eye) toxicity in pigs fed field pea screenings.
abstract: Seed of Adonis microcarpa (pheasant's eye) fed at 5.6 g/kg of the diet induced virtually total feed refusal within 3 d in growing and finishing pigs. It also caused vomiting, rapid and shallow breathing and death in a minority. These effects were probably caused by cardiac glycosides whose structure and effects closely resemble those of digoxin. Feed intake and growth recovered within 2 weeks of removal of the seed.
authors.affiliation: Division of Animal Services, South Australian Department of Agriculture, Adelaide.
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Davies
authors.forename: P B
authors.initials: PB
authors.lastname: Whyte
mesh_terms: D000821:Animal Feed / Q000633:toxicity*; D000818:Animals; D007887:Fabaceae; D010939:Plant Poisoning / Q000209:etiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D010946:Plants, Medicinal; D012639:Seeds; D013552:Swine; D013553:Swine Diseases / Q000209:etiology*