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While most plants are beneficial, some are hazardous to animals and human life.\u00a0 Ohio has about 100 toxic plants and some of these are responsible for deaths of domestic livestock every year. The number of cases of toxicosis (plant poisoning) in livestock far outweighs those reported for humans.\u00a0 Accurate statistics are not available, but it is estimated that several thousand animals die annually in the U.S. from plant toxicosis.<\/p>\n

With houses springing up everywhere in Ohio, the rural\/urban interface is dramatically increasing.\u00a0 Many farm neighbors are unfamiliar with the plants that are toxic and many of them are found in our home landscapes.\u00a0 Homeowners bordering farmland or pastures should not throw yard waste over the fence or onto cropland without consulting the farmer or landowner.<\/p>\n

Following are some common plants that are poisonous to farm animals:<\/p>\n

Garden Iris<\/strong> \u2013 Grown as an ornamental plant, the iris contains an irritant in the leaves or root stalks which can produce gastroenteritis if ingested by livestock in sufficient amounts.<\/p>\n

Holly<\/strong> \u2014 Common holly, a favored ornamental in landscapes around the home, has berries that are poisonous and cause vomiting, diarrhea, and stupor in animals if ingested in large amounts.<\/p>\n

Morning Glory<\/strong> \u2014 Hogs, sheep, cattle and goats are especially susceptible to poisoning from overdoses of the hallucinogenic seeds produced by the morning glory.<\/p>\n

Bracken Fern <\/strong>\u2013 This plant is poisonous in a fresh or dried condition causing rough hair coats, listless attitudes, and mucous discharge in ruminant animals like sheep, cattle, and goats.\u00a0 Elevated temperatures, swelling of the neck and difficult breathing may occur.\u00a0 Monogastrics, like swine, may show anorexia and incoordination.<\/p>\n

Rhubarb<\/strong> \u2014 The flat leaf blade is the toxic part of the rhubarb plant that causes staggering, excessive salivation, convulsions and death in most classes of livestock.<\/p>\n

English Ivy<\/strong> \u2014 All species of livestock have exhibited toxicosis from English Ivy with symptoms including local irritation, excessive salivation, nausea, excitement, difficult breathing, severe diarrhea, thirst and coma.<\/p>\n

Wild Cherry<\/strong> \u2014 As far as plants go, wild cherry is probably the most common cause of livestock poisoning known.\u00a0 The most common exposure occurs when limbs are blown down or are trimmed and thrown into a fenced area.\u00a0 The wilted leaves are toxic and cause anxiety, staggering, falling down, convulsions, rolling of the eyes, tongue hanging out, loss of sensation, and dilated pupils.\u00a0 The animal then becomes quiet, bloats and dies within a few hours of ingestion.<\/p>\n

Yew<\/strong> \u2014 This popular, needlelike shrub grown around the home contains poisonous alkaloids.\u00a0 Symptoms of yew poisoning are gastric distress, diarrhea, vomiting, tremors, dilated pupils, respiratory difficulty, weakness, fatigue, collapse, coma, convulsions, circulatory failure, and death.\u00a0 Survival after yew poisoning is rare.<\/p>\n

Oaks<\/strong> \u2014 Acorns and young shoots can cause severe poisoning especially if eaten in quantity.\u00a0 Cattle, sheep, horses, swine will display anorexia, constipation that develops into diarrhea, gastroenteritis, thirst, and excessive urination.<\/p>\n

Mountain Laurel<\/strong> \u2013 Native or wild Mountain Laurel, Rhododendron and Azalea are all considered poisonous and highly toxic to ruminants.\u00a0 Symptoms of poisoning include:\u00a0 anorexia, repeated swallowing, profuse salivation, watering of the mouth, eyes, and nose, loss of energy, slow pulse, low blood pressure, incoordination, dullness and depression.\u00a0 Death is proceeded by coma.<\/p>\n

Editors note:\u00a0 It pays in the long run to periodically check pastures and around the fence lines for plants that are toxic and remove them.<\/p>\n

By Roger High, OSU Extension Sheep Specialist and Director, Ohio Sheep Improvement Association (OSIA)<\/em><\/address>\n
The Ohio State University Extension<\/a><\/em><\/address>\n
Adapted from an article by: <\/em>Chester D. Hughes, <\/em>Extension Agent, Livestock, <\/em>Penn State University<\/em><\/address>\n<\/div>\n
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