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Author James, Lynn F

Title The Ecology and Economic Impact of Poisonous Plants on Livestock Production
Published Milton : CRC Press LLC, 1988

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Description 1 online resource (441 pages)
Contents Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; 1 Introduction; 2 Economic considerations of poisonous plants on livestock; 3 The economic impact of poisonous plants on land values and grazing privileges; 4 Ecological status of poisonous plants on rangelands; 5 Ecology, management and poisonous properties associated with perennial snakeweeds; 6 Economic impacts of perennial snakeweed infestations; 7 Cattle abortion from ponderosa pine needles: ecological and range management considerations; 8 Ponderosa pine: economic impact
9 Ecological considerations of the larkspurs10 Larkspur: economic considerations; 11 Ecology and toxicology of bitterweed (Hymenoxys odorata); 12 Impact of bitterweed on the economics of sheep production in the Texas Edwards Plateau; 13 Astragalus and related genera -- ecological considerations; 14 Locoweeds: assessment of the problem on western U.S. rangelands; 15 Ecology and toxicology of Senecio species with special reference to Senecio jacobaea and Senecio longilobus; 16 Toxicity problems associated with the grazing of oak in Intermountain and Southwestern U.S.A
17 The hemlocks: poison-hemlock (Conium maculatum) and waterhemlock (Cicuta spp.)18 Rain lily (Cooperia pedunculata) caused photosensitization in cattle and deer in Texas; 19 Nitrate intoxication of ruminant livestock; 20 Oxalate poisoning; 21 Ecological aspects of selenosis on rangelands; 22 Some other major poisonous plants of the western United States; 23 Noxious weeds that are poisonous; 24 The importance of diagnosing poisoning from plants; 25 Use of plant toxin information in management decisions; 26 The importance of poisonous plants as forages in the prairies and Southwest
27 The importance of poisonous plants as forages in the Intermountain Region28 Management to reduce livestock loss from poisonous plants; 29 Toward understanding the behavioral responses of livestock to poisonous plants; LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS
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Form Electronic book
Author Ralphs, Michael H
Nielsen, Darwin B
ISBN 9781000244243
1000244245