Athanasia trifurcata

dc.contributor.authorBotha, C.J. (Christoffel Jacobus)
dc.contributor.authorVenter, Elna
dc.contributor.emailchristo.botha@up.ac.zaen
dc.contributor.otherUniversity of Pretoria. Faculty of Veterinary Science. Dept. of Paraclinical Sciences. Section Pharmacology and Toxicology
dc.coverage.spatialAfricaen
dc.coverage.spatialSouth Africaen
dc.date.accessioned2008-12-22T11:49:28Z
dc.date.available2008-12-22T11:49:28Z
dc.date.issued2002
dc.descriptionColour photos. Final web-ready size: JPEG. Photo 1: 14.4 kb, 96 ppi; Photo 2: 103 kb, 96 ppi; Photo 3: 17.7 kb, 96 ppi; Photo 4: 7.2 kb, 72 ppi. Original TIFF file housed at the Dept. of Paraclinical Sciences, Section Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Pretoria.en
dc.description.abstractDISTRIBUTION: Grows in the south-western Cape near the coast, preferably in sandy soils. Important species in coastal Rhenosterveld. Broad strip approximately 100km wide along southern Cape coast.en
dc.description.abstractBOTANICAL DESCRIPTION: General: A perennial, aromatic shrub + 1,3 m high. Not very palatable. Leaves: The grey-green to bright green alternate leaves are up to 40 mm long, ending in three to five “fingers”. Flowers: Bright yellow, composite. November - March.en
dc.description.abstractTOXIC PRINCIPLE: Unknown hepatoxin. Not very toxic.en
dc.description.abstractSYNDROMES: Hepatogenous photosensitivity primarily due to liver parenchymal damage.en
dc.description.abstractSYSTEMS AFFECTED: Liver.en
dc.description.abstractCLINICAL SIGNS: • Unpalatable weed. • Only occasionally grazed by sheep if forced to do so. • Usually small number of sheep affected. • Clinical signs noticed in sheep that grazed on veld heavily infested with Athanasia trifurcata were: - Apathy, - anorexia, - ruminal stasis, - icterus and - photosensitivityen
dc.description.abstractNECROPSY: • Very similar to Lasiospermum bipinnatum and Athanasia minuta poisoning. • Liver swollen, yellow, distinct lobulation. • Oedema of gall bladder.en
dc.description.urihttp://www.library.up.ac.za/vet/poisonen
dc.identifier.citationBotha, CJ & Venter, E 2002, 'Plants poisonous to livestock Southern Africa (CD-ROM)' University of Pretoria, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Dept. of Paraclinical Sciences, Section Pharmacology and Toxicology, Pretoria, South Africa.en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/8534
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dc.sourceOriginal format: University of Pretoria, Faculty of Veterinary Science.en
dc.subjectPlant poisoningen
dc.subjectToxicologyen
dc.subjectPlant poisoning in animalsen
dc.subjectPoisonous plantsen
dc.subjectPhotosensitivityen
dc.subjectLiveren
dc.subjectHepatogenousen
dc.subjectHepatotoxinen
dc.subject.lcshPoisonous plants -- Toxicology -- Africa, Southernen
dc.subject.lcshVeterinary toxicologyen
dc.titleAthanasia trifurcataen
dc.title.alternativeKlaaslouwbosaf
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