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<br />-$- <br />Effect and symptoms <br />Loamy plants Il6 <br />Poisoning is associated with selenium poisoning. Effects of loco are slow. <br />Animals may acquire the habit of eating loco plants. Symptoms are loss of <br />flesh irregularity of gait, extreme nervousness, weakness, erratic actions, <br />and incoordination. Calf and lamb losses from abortion may be high. Horses <br />affected never recover completely. Signs appear 2 to 3 weeks of continuous <br />grazing of the plant. lutimals develop a dull, dry coat of hair attd may <br />become violent when stressed. <br />Common <br />Name <br />silky Sophora <br />Effect and symptoms <br />Scientific Name <br />Sophora nuttalliana <br />cattle, <br />sheep <br />The seeds contain a poisonous alkaloid and have been suspected of causing <br />livestock poisoning. Feeding experiments with both sheep and cattle <br />indicate that animals will trot eat silky Sophora. Force feeding of <br />comparatively large quantities of the green plant failed to result in deaths <br />or even in illness. <br />Common <br />Name <br />variable senecio <br />Scientific Name <br />Settecio mutabilis <br />Season <br />Dangerous <br />when palatable <br />forage is <br />scarce. <br />lutimals <br />AffertFri <br />Effect and symptoms <br />Mostly cattle <br />attd horses, <br />sheep are <br />ususally no[ <br />affected if <br />fed on sup- <br />plement during <br />the dry range <br />conditions in <br />the spring. <br />Symptoms are progressive and effects are cumulative. Weakness, diarrhea and <br />darkly stained urine may be observed. lutimals die quickly or wander <br />aimlessly. Adequate feed or supplement during the spring will reduce the <br />hazard. <br />=; <br />Season Animals <br />Dangerous Affected <br />