EFFECT OF NATURAL TOXINS ON REPRODUCTION

Authors
JAMES LF PANTER KE STEGELMEIER BL MOLYNEUX RJ
Citation
Lf. James et al., EFFECT OF NATURAL TOXINS ON REPRODUCTION, The Veterinary clinics of North America. Food animal practice, 10(3), 1994, pp. 587-603
Citations number
NO
Categorie Soggetti
Veterinary Sciences
Journal title
The Veterinary clinics of North America. Food animal practice → ACNP
ISSN journal
07490720
Volume
10
Issue
3
Year of publication
1994
Pages
587 - 603
Database
ISI
SICI code
0749-0720(1994)10:3<587:EONTOR>2.0.ZU;2-F
Abstract
Poisonous plants grow in most plant communities found on rangelands an d pastures. They are one of the principal causes of economic loss to t he livestock industry. One major costly effect is on reproduction, whi ch includes birth defects, abortions, lengthened calving intervals, an d interference with oogenesis, spermatogenesis, libido, and estrus. Th ose plants that cause wasting, temporary illness, and other such effec ts can adversely effect reproduction livestock.