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The potential toxicity of Australian weeds to goats

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GELSEMIUM SEMPERVIRENS<br />

Alternative Name:<br />

Yellow jasmine, carolina jessamine<br />

Toxicity <strong>to</strong> Goats:<br />

Toxic, high risk<br />

Toxicity <strong>to</strong> Other Species:<br />

Toxic <strong>to</strong> all lives<strong>to</strong>ck species<br />

Palatability: Not known <strong>to</strong> be eaten<br />

Poisonous Principle:<br />

Strychnine-like indole alkaloids<br />

Effects:<br />

Signs and symp<strong>to</strong>ms; Depression, weakness,<br />

staggering gait, recumbency, tremors,<br />

dilated pupils, respira<strong>to</strong>ry distress,<br />

darkening <strong>of</strong> the mucous membranes.<br />

Health and production problems; Death from<br />

respira<strong>to</strong>ry failure within 48 hours <strong>of</strong> first<br />

signs.<br />

Integrated Control Strategy:<br />

GARDEN PLANT<br />

Weed in<strong>to</strong> disposable bags.<br />

Do not feed cuttings <strong>to</strong> any lives<strong>to</strong>ck.<br />

Comments:<br />

All parts <strong>of</strong> the plant are poisonous. This is<br />

another <strong>potential</strong>ly poisonous plant found in<br />

garden clippings.<br />

An evergreen twining climber, grown for its<br />

bright yellow flowers. Reproduces by seed.<br />

No 205 Gelsemium sempervirens<br />

CORNELL UNIVERSITY<br />

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