Preliminary investigation of suspected plant poisoning in the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine farm, Kabete, Kenya
Date
2008Author
Gakuya, D W
Mbaria, J M
Ochung, H A
Musembi, J K
Ngesa, T J
Type
ArticleLanguage
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An investigation on vegetation was carried out in one grazing paddock of the University of Nairobi, Veterinary Farm to establish the species of plants present and whether
some were known to be poisonous. This investigation was carried out after reported
cases of young dairy cattle manifesting signs of acute toxicity shortly after being
grazed in this paddock. A check-list of the floristic composition of the site was
exhaustively recorded and thirty two plant species were collected from the site. Five
out of thirty two plants were suspected to be the possible cause of this poisoning as
they have been reported before to have toxic effects. These were botanically identified
as Ranunculus multifidus Forsk, Cassia didymobotrya Fres, Ricinus communis L.,
Datura stramonium L. and Momordica foetida Schum. It is concluded that some of
these plants may be responsible for the poisoning and further studies on their level of
toxicity and distribution in the farm needs to be determined.
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http://profiles.uonbi.ac.ke/jamesmbaria/publications/gakuya-dw-mbaria-jm-ochung-ha-musembijk-and-ngesa-tj-2008-preliminary-inveshttp://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/38619
Citation
Bulletin of Animal Health and Production in Africa 56(1):19-24Publisher
University of Nairobi Faculty of Veterinary Medicine