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Plants Poisonous to Livestock
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This bulletin identifies many of the plants poisonous to livestock in Minnesota. It describes their appearance, where they grow, the parts of the plant that are poisonous, when they are most poisonous, poisoning symptoms, and names of the toxic compounds present in the plant. Knowing how to correctly identify poisonous plants will help prevent potential problems and perhaps death of an animal.
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Ionophores and Feed Additives
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This article and presentation does not attempt to quantify absolutely the current additive list available for sheep. Rather, it generally describes type and overall impact for the sheep producer
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Indiana Toxic Plants
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This website contains plants within Indiana that are deemed poisonous to livestock and pets by the collaborators at Purdue University.
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Feed Composition for Cattle and Sheep (PDF)
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Nutrition research spanning more than 100 years has defined the nutrients required by animals. Using this information, rations can be formulated from feeds and ingredients to meet these requirements. Animals fed these rations should not only remain healthy but be productive and efficient.
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