Department of Animal Science - Plants Poisonous to Livestock

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"Poisonous" does not mean deadly. Some manifestations of toxicity are subtle. The dose, as always, determines if a plant is safe source of nutrients or a toxic hazard.

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Lupinus spp.(Lupines)

Lupinus latifolius and several other species of lupine contain the alkaloid anagyrine. "Crooked calf disease" occurs if these lupines are eaten by a pregnant cow between 40 and 70 days of gestation. A tragic case from Northern California involved similar birth defects in a human child.

More information describing this plant can be found under Lupinus sericeus, Silky Lupine, in the Canadian Poisonous Plants Information System, courtesy of Derek B. Munro.

This series of web pages was created by an undergraduate student at Cornell University for the AS625 class.

WARNING: These web pages are only meant to be informative. Neither Cornell University nor the author of this site endorse or recommend the use of these plants.