Poisoning by plants, mycotoxins and related toxins

Abstract

This book contains 124 chapters focusing on the various poisonous plants and mycotoxins and their effects on livestock. The effects of the chemical constituents of these poisonous plants and mycotoxins on the liver, reproductive, nervous and other organ systems of laboratory and farm animals are discussed and the different methods used in assessing the chemical compounds associated with poisoning, their control measures and their medicinal properties are highlighted. The chapters published in this book were presented at the 8th International Symposium on Poisonous Plants (ISOPP8) held in Joâo Pessoa, Brazil, May 2009.