Toxic plants affecting livestock in South America: Review of epidemiology, diagnosis, control, economic impact and implications to human health
- Autores
- Riet-Correa, Franklin; Micheloud, Juan Francisco; Machado, Mizael; Mendonça, Fabio S.; Schild, Ana Lucia; Uzal, Francisco; Lemos, Ricardo A.A.
- Año de publicación
- 2026
- Idioma
- inglés
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- artículo
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- Descripción
- The objective of this paper is to review the information on toxic plants for ruminants and horses in South America, a continent in which there are 237 plants known to be toxic for livestock. Predisposing factors for plant toxicity include parts or vegetative state of the plants consumed, sprouting after rains, toxic dose, social facilitation, palatability, hunger, thirst, naivete, ingestion period, susceptibility/resistance, transportation, climatic alterations, and environmental degradation. Toxic plants can be forage or non-forage species. The latter can be invasive plants from other regions or from the same region. For the diagnosis of plant poisoning caused by known active compounds, the detection of these substances in the plants and/or animals, coupled with clinical signs, clinical and anatomic pathology, is necessary to confirm the diagnosis. When the toxic compound is unknown, the diagnosis is based on epidemiology, clinical signs, clinical and anatomic pathology. Control methods include management practices, biologic control, conditioned food aversion, and integrated control strategies, whereas prophylactic approaches are mainly based on natural or induced resistance and preventive management practices. It is concluded that plant poisonings cause significant economic losses in livestock in South America. However, they are not sufficiently studied in several regions and countries of the continent and the creation of new research groups is necessary to improve the knowledge of poisonous plants.
Instituto de Investigaciòn Animal de Chaco Semiàrido
Fil: Riet-Correa, Franklin. Federal University of Bahia. Postgraduate Program on Animal Science; Brasil
Fil: Micheloud, Juan Francisco. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Investigación Animal del Chaco Semiárido. Área de Investigación en Salud Animal; Argentina
Fil: Micheloud, Juan Francisco. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Fil: Micheloud, Juan Francisco. Universidad Católica de Salta. Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias y Veterinarias; Argentina
Fil: Machado, Mizael. Estación Experimental Del Norte. Plataforma de Salud Animal; Uruguay
Fil: Mendonça, Fabio S. Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco. Laboratório de Diagnóstico Animal; Brasil
Fil: Schild, Ana Lucia. Universidade Federal de Pelotas. Faculdade de Veterinaria. Laboratòrio Regional de Diagnòstico; Brasil
Fil: Uzal, Francisco A. California Animal Health and Food Safety Laboratory System; Estados Unidos
Fil: Lemos, Ricardo A.A. Federal University of Mato Grosso Do Sul; Brasil - Fuente
- Toxicon 273 : 108999. (April 2026)
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Diagnosis
Domestic Animals
Epidemiology
South America
Poisonous Plants
Ruminants
Diagnóstico
Animales Domésticos
Epidemiología
América del Sur
Plantas Tóxicas
Rumiante
Plant Poisoning
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Toxic plants affecting livestock in South America: Review of epidemiology, diagnosis, control, economic impact and implications to human healthRiet-Correa, FranklinMicheloud, Juan FranciscoMachado, MizaelMendonça, Fabio S.Schild, Ana LuciaUzal, FranciscoLemos, Ricardo A.A.DiagnosisDomestic AnimalsEpidemiologySouth AmericaPoisonous PlantsRuminantsDiagnósticoAnimales DomésticosEpidemiologíaAmérica del SurPlantas TóxicasRumiantePlant PoisoningToxic PlantsThe objective of this paper is to review the information on toxic plants for ruminants and horses in South America, a continent in which there are 237 plants known to be toxic for livestock. Predisposing factors for plant toxicity include parts or vegetative state of the plants consumed, sprouting after rains, toxic dose, social facilitation, palatability, hunger, thirst, naivete, ingestion period, susceptibility/resistance, transportation, climatic alterations, and environmental degradation. Toxic plants can be forage or non-forage species. The latter can be invasive plants from other regions or from the same region. For the diagnosis of plant poisoning caused by known active compounds, the detection of these substances in the plants and/or animals, coupled with clinical signs, clinical and anatomic pathology, is necessary to confirm the diagnosis. When the toxic compound is unknown, the diagnosis is based on epidemiology, clinical signs, clinical and anatomic pathology. Control methods include management practices, biologic control, conditioned food aversion, and integrated control strategies, whereas prophylactic approaches are mainly based on natural or induced resistance and preventive management practices. It is concluded that plant poisonings cause significant economic losses in livestock in South America. However, they are not sufficiently studied in several regions and countries of the continent and the creation of new research groups is necessary to improve the knowledge of poisonous plants.Instituto de Investigaciòn Animal de Chaco SemiàridoFil: Riet-Correa, Franklin. Federal University of Bahia. Postgraduate Program on Animal Science; BrasilFil: Micheloud, Juan Francisco. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Investigación Animal del Chaco Semiárido. Área de Investigación en Salud Animal; ArgentinaFil: Micheloud, Juan Francisco. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; ArgentinaFil: Micheloud, Juan Francisco. Universidad Católica de Salta. Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias y Veterinarias; ArgentinaFil: Machado, Mizael. Estación Experimental Del Norte. Plataforma de Salud Animal; UruguayFil: Mendonça, Fabio S. Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco. Laboratório de Diagnóstico Animal; BrasilFil: Schild, Ana Lucia. Universidade Federal de Pelotas. Faculdade de Veterinaria. Laboratòrio Regional de Diagnòstico; BrasilFil: Uzal, Francisco A. California Animal Health and Food Safety Laboratory System; Estados UnidosFil: Lemos, Ricardo A.A. Federal University of Mato Grosso Do Sul; BrasilElsevier2026-04-09T10:30:48Z2026-04-09T10:30:48Z2026-04-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/25731https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S00410101260001761879-31500041-0101https://doi.org/10.1016/j.toxicon.2026.108999Toxicon 273 : 108999. (April 2026)reponame:INTA Digital (INTA)instname:Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuariaenginfo:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccesshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)2026-05-07T11:53:14Zoai:localhost:20.500.12123/25731instacron:INTAInstitucionalhttp://repositorio.inta.gob.ar/Organismo científico-tecnológicoNo correspondehttp://repositorio.inta.gob.ar/oai/requesttripaldi.nicolas@inta.gob.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:l2026-05-07 11:53:15.419INTA Digital (INTA) - Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuariafalse |
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Toxic plants affecting livestock in South America: Review of epidemiology, diagnosis, control, economic impact and implications to human health |
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Riet-Correa, Franklin Micheloud, Juan Francisco Machado, Mizael Mendonça, Fabio S. Schild, Ana Lucia Uzal, Francisco Lemos, Ricardo A.A. |
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The objective of this paper is to review the information on toxic plants for ruminants and horses in South America, a continent in which there are 237 plants known to be toxic for livestock. Predisposing factors for plant toxicity include parts or vegetative state of the plants consumed, sprouting after rains, toxic dose, social facilitation, palatability, hunger, thirst, naivete, ingestion period, susceptibility/resistance, transportation, climatic alterations, and environmental degradation. Toxic plants can be forage or non-forage species. The latter can be invasive plants from other regions or from the same region. For the diagnosis of plant poisoning caused by known active compounds, the detection of these substances in the plants and/or animals, coupled with clinical signs, clinical and anatomic pathology, is necessary to confirm the diagnosis. When the toxic compound is unknown, the diagnosis is based on epidemiology, clinical signs, clinical and anatomic pathology. Control methods include management practices, biologic control, conditioned food aversion, and integrated control strategies, whereas prophylactic approaches are mainly based on natural or induced resistance and preventive management practices. It is concluded that plant poisonings cause significant economic losses in livestock in South America. However, they are not sufficiently studied in several regions and countries of the continent and the creation of new research groups is necessary to improve the knowledge of poisonous plants. Instituto de Investigaciòn Animal de Chaco Semiàrido Fil: Riet-Correa, Franklin. Federal University of Bahia. Postgraduate Program on Animal Science; Brasil Fil: Micheloud, Juan Francisco. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Investigación Animal del Chaco Semiárido. Área de Investigación en Salud Animal; Argentina Fil: Micheloud, Juan Francisco. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina Fil: Micheloud, Juan Francisco. Universidad Católica de Salta. Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias y Veterinarias; Argentina Fil: Machado, Mizael. Estación Experimental Del Norte. Plataforma de Salud Animal; Uruguay Fil: Mendonça, Fabio S. Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco. Laboratório de Diagnóstico Animal; Brasil Fil: Schild, Ana Lucia. Universidade Federal de Pelotas. Faculdade de Veterinaria. Laboratòrio Regional de Diagnòstico; Brasil Fil: Uzal, Francisco A. California Animal Health and Food Safety Laboratory System; Estados Unidos Fil: Lemos, Ricardo A.A. Federal University of Mato Grosso Do Sul; Brasil |
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