Ragwort
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From on of my fav plant sites
http://www.co.cowlitz.wa.us/noxious...e to Plants Toxic to Horses and Livestock.pdf
TANSY RAGWORT (Senecio jacobaea)
Toxicity rating: High
Toxins: Pyrrolizidine alkaloids. Generally unpalatable to livestock, it is
only eaten if no other food source. Toxic when fresh or in dry hay.
Animals affected: All animals, especially cattle and horses.
Signs: Lethargy, diarrhea, weakness, crustiness around eyes/nose, red
and watery eyes, irreversible liver damage. Cattle may develop a piglike
odor. Animals eating 5 % or more of their diet of pre-bloom tansy for
a period of 20 days can expect to die within 6 months.
Description of plant: A biennial or short-lived perennial noxious weed.
The sturdy plant can grow 1 to 6 feet tall, with single or multiple stems
with yellow flower heads. The flowers give off an unpleasant weedy
odor. This plant is not commonly found growing in Spokane County.
http://www.co.cowlitz.wa.us/noxious...e to Plants Toxic to Horses and Livestock.pdf
TANSY RAGWORT (Senecio jacobaea)
Toxicity rating: High
Toxins: Pyrrolizidine alkaloids. Generally unpalatable to livestock, it is
only eaten if no other food source. Toxic when fresh or in dry hay.
Animals affected: All animals, especially cattle and horses.
Signs: Lethargy, diarrhea, weakness, crustiness around eyes/nose, red
and watery eyes, irreversible liver damage. Cattle may develop a piglike
odor. Animals eating 5 % or more of their diet of pre-bloom tansy for
a period of 20 days can expect to die within 6 months.
Description of plant: A biennial or short-lived perennial noxious weed.
The sturdy plant can grow 1 to 6 feet tall, with single or multiple stems
with yellow flower heads. The flowers give off an unpleasant weedy
odor. This plant is not commonly found growing in Spokane County.
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