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  • Dietary factors influencing the toxicity of tansy ragwort (Senecio jacobaea) in animals

    Creator:
    Swick, Robert Alphonso
    Abstract:
    Senecio jacobaea (tansy ragwort) is a poisonous plant responsible for livestock deaths in the Pacific Northwest. Horses and cattle are susceptible, while sheep are resistant to the toxic action of the pyrrolizidine alkaloids which the plant contains. Hepatic enzymes are responsible for the biotransformation of pyrrolizidine alkaloids into tissue damaging...
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    Masters Thesis
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    excellent technical assistance. Dr. Phil Whanger, Dr. James Oldfield and Dr. James Harper for serving as