Datura contamination of hay as the suspected cause of an extensive outbreak of impaction colic in horses : clinical communication

atura poisoning of horses is extensively reviewed. An outbreak of intractable impaction colic affecting 18 of 83 horses was stopped by withdrawing dried tef hay contaminated with young Datura plants. The dried, botanically identified Datura stramonium and D. ferox contained respectively 0.15 % mass/...

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Main Authors: T.W. Naudé, R. Gerber, R.J. Smith, C.J. Botha
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AOSIS 2005-06-01
Series:Journal of the South African Veterinary Association
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Online Access:https://jsava.co.za/index.php/jsava/article/view/407