Venomous snakebites are emergencies requiring prompt veterinary attention. Many snake bites can cause injury or death in livestock, and treatment depends on the type of animal bitten and its sensitivity to that snake’s venom. Horses are at the top of the sensitivity...
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Toxicology (Poisonings) – Prevention and Treatment
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Poisoning by Registered Remedies
The great majority of registered agricultural remedies have a wide margin of safety and poisoning is highly unlikely unless the drug is used in a large overdose, contrary to instructions for use, or in an animal for which it is not registered. Carelessness is usually...
Treatment of Plant Poisonings
Since plant poisonings are usually a guessing game, it is not always clear which plant caused the poisoning. Treatment is based on the symptoms which occur. To slow the uptake of poison and to reduce diarrhoea, a mixture of kaolin, tannic acid and activated charcoal...
Overall Prevention and Control of Plant Poisonings
Plant poisoning must be prevented as far as possible because in most cases there is no specific treatment and continued supportive treatment to save the animals can be very expensive. Prevention and control methods for plant poisonings. Prevention and Control Method...
“Gousiekte”
This is a disease that affects cattle, goats, and sheep. It is characterized by acute heart failure without any prior symptoms. Signs of illness appear 4 – 8 weeks (latent period) after the ingestion of certain plants of the Rubiaceae family. In 1908, J. Walker...