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General information for livestock
The University of Illinois Veterinary Medicine Library has a good database of plants toxic to animals (including photos and detailed description of the effects of the plants on animals): http://www.library.illinois.edu/vex/toxic/
Cornell University has a poisonous plants information database, which is arranged by type of animal, which covers horses, cattle, goats, sheep, poultry and pigs:http://www.ansci.cornell.edu/plants/anispecies.html
Horses
RIRDC has published a guide for horse owners to help them prevent plant poisoning in their horses: Plants Poisonous to Horses: an Australian Field Guide by Melissa Offord. You can download a PDF copy of the guide or order a hard copy from this link: https://rirdc.infoservices.com.au/items/06-048
The US animal welfare organisation ASPCA runs a national poisons control centre which includes a list of the most frequently encountered plants that have been reported as having adverse effects on horses (it also provides information on pets): http://www.aspca.org/site/PageServer?pagename=pro_apcc_toxicplants This website provides general information which must not be relied upon or regarded as a substitute for specific professional advice, including veterinary advice. We make no warranties that the website is accurate or suitable for a person’s unique circumstances and provide the website on the basis that all persons accessing the website responsibly assess the relevance and accuracy of its content.
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