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i1~i 5i'_399 :5:32 719@160525 <br />/" •`~• . <br />l- <br />Common <br />Name <br />' ~~ wooly 1DCOweed <br /> <br />USDA DAD <br />-9- <br />Scientific Fame <br />AatreRalus mo113ssimus <br />PAGE '.7 <br />• <br />Loamy Plains !6 <br />Season Animals <br />Dangaroua Affected <br />plants appear sll animals, <br />earlq in the but chiefly <br />spring. All horses. <br />parts of the <br />plane are toxic. <br />Effect and symptoms ' <br />Poisoning la cumulative. Signs of poisoning are lose of flesh, irregular <br />gait, lose of sense of direction, nervouenesa, weakness, withdrawal from <br />other animals, loss of Ruscular eantrol and violent actions when disturbed. <br />• Poisoning appears 2 to 3 weeks after continuous grazing and death may occur <br />in 5 weeks if large amounts are eaten. Abortion and congenital skeletal <br />malformations frequently occur in calves and lambs from pregnant cows and <br />ewes consuming large emvunts of this locoweed, resulting in acute <br />poisoning. <br />9• Location of Typical Exa¢plea of the Site <br />Clerk Harriman Ranch, Plowler, Colorado <br />' 9. Cuide Initial Stocking Rates 21 <br />y _ <br />Condition Peccent Climax <br />Class Vegetarion ac/Al1H AUH ac ha/HUH AUH/ha <br />excellent , 76-100 3-4 .22-.31 1-2 .SS-.78 <br />good 51-75 4-8 .125-.22 2'3 .31-.i5 <br />fair 25-SG 8-24 .04-.115 3-9 .11-.31 <br />poor 0-25 24+ .04+ L0+ .11+ <br /> <br />2/ Stocking rates are based on an average growing eeason. Based va 1200 <br />pounds (540 kg) oP forage (air-dry) per animal unit month. (This Figure <br />take into account the vegetation that disappears through trampling, smell <br />herbivores, etc., which amounts to approximately 7.9 pounds (3.6 kg) aer <br />day older norxal conditions). <br />10• Field Offices <br />Canon Cicy <br />Colorado Springs <br />Cheyenne Bella <br />Ends <br />Ho'_ly <br />Rugs <br />Lamar <br />L89 AniR86 <br />Pueblo <br />Rocky Pard <br />Simla <br />Springfield <br />Trinidad <br />Ualaenburg <br />