What To Look For When Your Horse Has Eaten Poisonous Plants(Plant associated bacterial toxins)

By Asst Editor Jason D, on March 25th, 2011

Corynetoxins:

Corynetoxins are toxins produced by the bacteria Rathayibacter toxicus. This bacterium normally lives in the soil but it can sometimes infect the seed heads of certain grasses. The bacterium gains entry to the seed head by adhering to a parasitic nematode that infects the seed head.

The nematode, Anguina funesta, forms a . . . → Read More: What To Look For When Your Horse Has Eaten Poisonous Plants(Plant associated bacterial toxins)

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What To Look For When Your Horse Has Eaten Poisonous Plants(Red clover and alsike clover)

By Asst Editor Jason D, on March 25th, 2011

The toxins associated with red clover and alsike clover poisoning are not presently known. There is some evidence that the toxic effects may be caused by a mycotoxin-producing fungus that is commonly associated with these clovers.

The horse seems to be the only animal species susceptible to poisoning by red clover and alsike clover. . . . → Read More: What To Look For When Your Horse Has Eaten Poisonous Plants(Red clover and alsike clover)

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What To Look For When Your Horse Has Eaten Poisonous Plants(Chillagoe horse disease)

By Asst Editor Jason D, on March 25th, 2011

The ingestion of the crotalarias known as trefoil rattlepod and Chillagoe horse poison can induce severe ulceration on the lining of the oesophagus and the upper part of the stomach in horses.

Horses will readily eat these species of crotalaria and may selectively graze the plants even when other forage is available. Horses are . . . → Read More: What To Look For When Your Horse Has Eaten Poisonous Plants(Chillagoe horse disease)

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