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Re: Common Ragwort, Senecio jacobaea - How Toxic?

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From: Joachim Schmitz
Date: Sun, 25 Jul 1999 00:00

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Dear Mr. Edwards,

actually Senecio jacobaea contains toxic alkaloids. Even the honey of
this species is reported to cause illness and psychoactive effects to
man. I�m a botanist (and teacher) but no veterinary physician, so I
can�t say, if such a big animal like a cow or a horse really is affected
by eating some plants. 
I know another example of a plant, that is toxic for horses, i.e. broom
(Cytisus scoparius), which is very common in the western Parts of
Germany. Farmers told me, that horses eat this plant, whereas cows
instinctively avoid this species.
Both species� are common in Germany, but here noone seriously intents to
eradicate them.
                                        Joachim Schmitz

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