Vet J. 2013 Aug;197(2):163-8. doi: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2013.03.007. Epub 2013 Apr 6.
- 1Department of Health, Animal Science and Food Safety, Universitá degli Studi di Milano, Via Celoria 10, 20133 Milan, Italy.
Abstract
This
review focuses on some of the most important poisonous plants in Europe
and provides an overview of the poisoning episodes that have occurred
in European countries. Poisoning of livestock and companion animals by
plants is a relatively common occurrence. In Europe livestock and horses
are commonly poisoned by Datura stramonium (Jimson weed), Senecio spp.
(ragworts and groundsels), Quercus spp. (oak), Taxus baccata (European
yew), Nerium oleander (oleander), Pteridium aquilinum (bracken fern),
Robinia pseudoacacia (black locust) and Rhododendron spp. (rhododendrons
and azaleas). Poisoning may occur when the fresh plant is ingested in
pasture or when it contaminates hay or silage. In pets, the greatest
majority of plant poisonings are the result of ingestion of house or
garden plants, such as Cycas revoluta (Sago palm), Ricinus communis
(castor bean), Allium spp., Euphorbia pulcherrima (poinsettia),
Lilium spp., Convallaria majalis (Lily of the valley), Pyracantha spp.
(firethorn), Rhododendron spp. (rhododendrons and azaleas), Melia
azedarach (Chinaberry tree), Taxus baccata (European yew) and Nerium
oleander (oleander).
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KEYWORDS:
Domestic animals; Poisoning; Poisonous plants; Toxicoepidemiology
