毒理性
牛吃了毒草的后果对牧场主来说仍然是个问题,尤其是在没有足够的可饮用牧草或者毒草被混入割下来的饲料中时。神经和胃肠症状包括抑郁、冷漠、虚弱、失去肌肉控制、跌倒、瞳孔扩张、呼吸麻痹、肠道停滞和发酵,偶尔还会出现腹泻。有时还会看到强直性抽搐。症状可能在摄入植物的2小时后就开始出现,并可能持续数小时或数天。中毒的动物在死亡前可能会经历一段昏迷期,也可能不会。死亡时的病变包括急性卡他性胃肠炎和肺部的充血,有时还会涉及肾脏。/毒草中毒/
MILKWEED POISONING IN...CATTLE REMAINS A PROBLEM TO RANCHERS, PARTICULARLY WHEN ADEQUATE QUANTITIES OF POTABLE FORAGE ARE UNAVAILABLE OR WHEN MILKWEEDS ARE INCORPORATED IN CUT FEED. ... NERVOUS & GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOMS INCLUDE DEPRESSION AND APATHY, WEAKNESS, LOSS OF MUSCLE CONTROL, FALLING, DILATED PUPILS, RESPIRATORY PARALYSIS, INTESTINAL STASIS AND FERMENTATION, AND OCCASIONALLY, DIARRHEA. SOMETIMES TETANIC SEIZURES ARE SEEN. ...SYMPTOMS MAY BEGIN AS EARLY AS 2 HR AFTER INGESTION OF THE PLANT & MAY CONTINUE FOR HR OR DAYS. A POISONED ANIMAL MAY OR MAY NOT EXPERIENCE A PERIOD OF COMA BEFORE DYING. LESIONS AT DEATH INCLUDE ACUTE CATARRHAL GASTROENTERITIS AND CONGESTION OF THE LUNGS & SOMETIMES OF THE KIDNEYS. /MILKWEED POISONING/
来源:Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)