Plant poisonings
Plants in northern Australia
that can be toxic for livestock
– cases and principles
What plant is this? (7)
Top marks if you know when it is likely to occur and how it affects livestock.
Multiple cases of hepatopathy in horses
An investigation that joined the dots across a district.
What plant is this? (6)
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What plant is this? (5)
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Annual ryegrass toxicity in yarded bulls
15 of 40 bulls die within days of showing respiratory and nervous signs.
What plant is this? (4)
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Yellow-wood poisoning of heifers
19 heifers in a mob of 350 die in a five-day period.
What plant is this? (3)
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What plant is this? (2)
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Acute oxalate poisoning of merino ewes
An investigation into the recumbency and death of 80+ ewes.
Bovine hypertensive syndrome in mature cows
An investigation of multiple cow mortalities after entry to a station feedlot.
2021 Masterclass on plant poisonings
Presentations from the 2021 NABS Online Masterclass on the poisonous plants relevant to livestock in northern Australia.
Guides to collecting and preserving plant specimens
Guides to collecting and preserving plant specimens and contact details for services to northern Australia.
Plant identification experts
Where to send plant specimens - botanists and their locations.
Jaagsiekte: chronic weight loss/ respiratory syndrome of horses
An investigation of weight loss and deaths of horses with progressive lung pathology.
Sudden death of six heifers due to a hepatotoxin
An investigation into the sudden of six heifers within 8 days.
What plant is this? (1)
Top marks if you know when it is likely to occur and how it affects livestock.
Lantana poisoning in yearling heifers
An investigation of buccal erosions and skin lesions in heifers from multiple sources.
Nitrate-nitrite poisoning in mature bulls
Investigation of the overnight death of 15 (of 40) bulls held in a yard.
Obstructive urolithiasis in steers
Investigation of ill health in young Brahman steers where affected animals became reluctant to move and ultimately die.
Ill-thrift in horses due to suspect plant toxicity
Investigation of 12 dull and lethargic horses in a herd of 30.
Suspect Chillagoe disease in horses
Post mortem of a sick stockhorse following deaths of others found at muster.
Suspect plant poisoning of breeders held in laneway
Investigation of suspect plant poisoning of breeder cows after being yarded overnight.
Zamia staggers in heifers and weaners
Investigation of irreversible hindleg ataxia in young animals.