Agriculture Reference
In-Depth Information
Castor bean
Ricinus communis
bean
Clematis
Clematis spp
Corn cockle
Agrostemma githago
seed
Daubentonia
Daubentonia longifolia
seed
Deadly nightshade
Atropa belladonna
Death camas
Zygadenus spp
leaf, stem, root
Glottidium
Glottidium vesicarium
seed
Hemlock
Conium maculatum
Henbane
Hyoscyamus niger
all
Horseradish
Armoracia rusticana
Iris
Iris spp
Laburnum
Laburnum anagyroides
Milkweed
Asclepias spp
leaves
Monkshood
Aconitum napellus
Nightshade
Solanum nigrum
immature berries
Oleander
Nerium oleander
all parts
Pokeberry
Phytolacca americana
berries
Potato
Solanum tuberosum
green tubers, raw peels, and sprouts
Privet
Ligustrum vulgare
Ragwort
Senecio spp
Rapeseed
Rhododendron
Rhododendron spp
Rhubarb
Rheum palmatum
leaves, flowers
St. John's wort
Hypericum perforatum
leaves, flowers
Sweet pea
Vetch Vicia spp pea
Yew Taxus spp all parts
Sources: Gail Damerow, The Chicken Health Handbook; Victoria Roberts, Disease of Free-Range Poultry (Suffolk, UK:
Whittet Books Ltd., 2000); Katie Thear, Free-Range Poultry (Ipswich, UK: Farming Press, 1999).
birds are fed directly on pasture where feed can spill and easily become moldy. Typically birds
with fresh feed available to them will not bother with spoiled feed, but if or when their feed is
restricted, as in the case of rapidly growing broilers, they may be willing to ingest moldy feed.
Feed quality should also be carefully monitored in storage. Nux vomica is a common homeo-
pathic remedy for poisoning, but poison-specific remedies (isopathy) like Belladonna for night-
shade poisoning and Hypericum for St. John's wort poisoning are helpful when the source of
the poisoning is known.
Table 10. Fungal Poisoning.
Disease Caused by Grain source
Aflatoxicosis Aspergillus flavus and other fungi all grains
Ergotism Claviceps purpurea wheat, rye, cereal grains
Fusariotoxicosis Fusarium sporotichioides corn, wheat, barley, millet
Ochratoxicosis Aspergillus ochraceous and other fungibarley, corn, sorghum, wheat
