10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LOCOISM»
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Toxic Plants of North America
and cracker heels disease—are of major economic importance. Of lesser
importance are problems associated with selenium accumulation by certain
species of Astragalus. A neurotoxicosis quite different from locoism or cracker
heels disease ...
George E. Burrows, Ronald J. Tyrl, 2012
Species of Astragalus and Oxytropis that cause locoism are found in temperate
regions worldwide but the disease is of particular concern in grazing stock in the
western United States, particularly on open plains in winter. The plants are not ...
Mary C. Smith, David M. Sherman, 2011
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Equine Internal Medicine
DIAGNOSIS. AND. TREATMENT. A few laboratories test for swainsonine and
mannosidase activity inavarietyof biologic specimens.The diagnosis is suspected
when horses show clinical signs compatible with locoism and haveahistory of ...
Stephen M. Reed, Warwick M. Bayly, Debra C. Sellon, 2009
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A Guide to Plant Poisoning of Animals in North America
Many calves with locoism exhibit symptoms identical to those produced by
bovine virus diarrhea; poor body condition, rough hair coat, lower than normal
weaning weights. Locoweed poisoned calves have significantly lower weaning
weights ...
Anthony P. Knight, Richard G. Walter, 2001
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Handbook of Natural Toxins: Toxicology of Plant and Fungal ...
In the western United States certain individual species of these genera have
been classified as "loco- weeds" because of their propensity to cause a
neurological disease known as locoism in livestock that consume them (Marsh,
1909).
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Livestock-Poisoning Plants of California
Locoweed poisoning, or locoism, can lead to abnormal behavior, infertility,
abortion, heart failure, weight loss, and poor performance. Locoism has been
reported in horses, cattle, sheep, goats, and elk. In horses, clinical signs of
locoism ...
L. Forero, G. Nader, et al.
Loco Feeding- No. of Animal plant period Prairie / Grain or Results animal wt. lbs.
fed lbs. days hay, lbs. cake lbs- z 380 1320 98 274 Locoism-death 3 380 150 46
95 Quit eating loco plant 4 370 320 82 263 Moderate locoism 5 320 410 69 95 ...
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Bulletin - Texas Agricultural Experiment Station
The acute form of the disease "locoism" develops from eating large amounts of
the loco although a chronic form of the disease may occur if small quantities are
eaten over an extended period of time Symptoms. Symptoms of locoism have
been ...
Texas Agricultural Experiment Station, 1955
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Alkaloids - Secrets of Life:: Aklaloid Chemistry, Biological ...
Causers of locoism Indolizidine alkaloids are also known as active biotoxins.
Swansonine is especially cited in literature as a cause of locoism. This is a
neurological lesion, especially in horses, cattle and sheep508. According to
Elbein and ...
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Handbook of Poisonous and Injurious Plants
In animals, swainsonine produces a lysosomal storage disease that manifests as
locoism. Locoism includes hyperactive and aggressive behavior, a stiff and
clumsy gait,seizures,increasing miscoordination,weakness,and death.Locoism
may ...
Lewis S. Nelson, Andrew Weil, L.R. Goldfrank, 2007
