title: Southeastern plants toxic to ruminants.
abstract: Selected toxic plants affecting cattle, sheep, and goats in the southeastern United States are presented. The author's intention is to provide veterinary practitioners and students with an overview of plant poisoning in the region. Plants are grouped by body system affected, based on clinical signs and/or lesions.
authors.affiliation: LSU School of Veterinary Medicine and the Department of Veterinary Science, Louisiana State University Agricultural Center, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70815, USA. ssntox@cox.net
authors.forename: Steven S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Nicholson
mesh_terms: D000741:Anemia, Aplastic / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000662:veterinary; D000820:Animal Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000453:epidemiology; D000821:Animal Feed; D000822:Animal Husbandry; D000818:Animals; D002493:Central Nervous System Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000662:veterinary; D056486:Chemical and Drug Induced Liver Injury / Q000209:etiology / Q000662:veterinary; D003486:Cyanides / Q000633:toxicity; D005506:Food Contamination; D005767:Gastrointestinal Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000662:veterinary; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000662:veterinary; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000662:veterinary; D009135:Muscular Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000662:veterinary; D009566:Nitrates / Q000737:chemistry / Q000633:toxicity; D009573:Nitrites / Q000737:chemistry / Q000633:toxicity; D010947:Plants, Toxic / Q000737:chemistry / Q000633:toxicity*; D012307:Risk Factors; D012418:Ruminants; D015144:Southeastern United States / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D003486:Cyanides; D009566:Nitrates; D009573:Nitrites