{"id":368,"date":"2016-04-28T15:58:33","date_gmt":"2016-04-28T15:58:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jnrfarms.us\/news\/?p=368"},"modified":"2016-04-28T18:29:52","modified_gmt":"2016-04-28T18:29:52","slug":"poisonous-plants-for-goats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jnrfarms.us\/news\/2016\/04\/poisonous-plants-for-goats\/","title":{"rendered":"Poisonous Plants for Goats"},"content":{"rendered":"
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We had a scare the other day, our goats got out and into a small amount of Hosta!\u00a0 Googling the topic can lead to total panic since many people are of the opinion that Hosta is poisonous to Goats!\u00a0 I prefer a little deeper research followed by a flesh & blood expert opinion.\u00a0 Here is what I found.\u00a0 Hosta IS very poisonous for dogs, cats and horses.\u00a0 Interestingly supposedly deer can eat them?\u00a0 No mention of goats anywhere…\u00a0 Much more calm I still wanted to be sure so I turned to a Flesh and Blood expert, our local farm Veterinarian.\u00a0 You guessed it, he looked into it and told me he couldn’t find any case studies to suggest Hosta is poisonous to Goats.\u00a0 Of course given no solid answer he gave me the common sense advise of not worrying about is unless she ate a significant amount, and even then to keep an eye on her for any unusual behavior or bodily functions.<\/p>\n

Ahh, a sigh of relief!\u00a0 But what about other poisonous plants?\u00a0 I don’t want to go through this every time they get into something.\u00a0 So I’ve complied this list for our reference that I thought I would share.\u00a0 But if you think your\u00a0goat\u00a0has consumed a poisonous plant, contact your veterinarian.\u00a0 Google doesn’t know everything!\u00a0 Remember collect a sample of the plant you believe your goat has consumed so your veterinarian can properly identify the risk.<\/p>\n

Some common plants are poisonous to goats and can kill them.\u00a0 Here is a list of common plants that are known to cause death in goats. This list is not complete but it is a good start.<\/p>\n

Alkaloid Containing Plants<\/h3>\n
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Aconite<\/td>\nAllspice<\/td>\nBlack Snake Root<\/td>\nBloodroot<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Blue Cohosh<\/td>\nBoxwood<\/td>\nCelandine<\/td>\nCommon Poppy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Crotalaria<\/td>\nCrow Poison<\/td>\nDeath Camas<\/td>\nDicentra<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
False Hellebore<\/td>\nFalse Jessamine<\/td>\nFume Wort<\/td>\nHellebore<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hemp<\/td>\nHorse Nettle<\/td>\nIndian Hemp<\/td>\nIndian Poke<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jimson Weed<\/td>\nLarkspur<\/td>\nLobelia<\/td>\nLupines<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Marijuana<\/td>\nMonkshood<\/td>\nMoonseed<\/td>\nNightshade<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pink Death Camas<\/td>\nPoison Darnel<\/td>\nPoison Hemlock<\/td>\nPoison Rye Grass<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rattle weed<\/td>\nRock Poppy<\/td>\nSenecio<\/td>\nSpider Lily<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Spotted Cowbane<\/td>\nSpotted Water Hemlock<\/td>\nStagger Grass<\/td>\nStagger weed<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sweet Shrub<\/td>\nThorn Apple<\/td>\nVarebells<\/td>\nWild Parsnip<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wolfs-Bane<\/td>\nYellow Jessamin<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Cyanogenetic Containing Plants<\/h3>\n

The following plants are usually deadly to goats when consumed in a damaged or frozen state.<\/p>\n

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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Arrow Grass<\/td>\nBlack Locust<\/td>\nBlue Cohosh<\/td>\nBroomcarn<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Buckeye<\/td>\nCherry<\/td>\nChoke Cherry<\/td>\nCorn Cockle<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dogbane<\/td>\nElderberry<\/td>\nHemp<\/td>\nHorse Nettle<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Indian Hemp<\/td>\nIvy<\/td>\nJohnson Grass<\/td>\nKafir<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Laurel<\/td>\nLeucothoe<\/td>\nLily of the Valley<\/td>\nMaleberry<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Marijuana<\/td>\nMilkweed<\/td>\nMilo<\/td>\nNightshade<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Oleander<\/td>\nRhododendron<\/td>\nSevenbark<\/td>\nSilver<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sneezewood<\/td>\nSorghum<\/td>\nStagger Brush<\/td>\nSudan Grass<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Velvet Grass<\/td>\nWhite Snakeroot<\/td>\nWild Black Cherry<\/td>\nWild Hydrangea<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Plants That Cause Physical Injury<\/h3>\n

Some plants, while they are not poisonous, can cause damage to the goat in other ways. For example, thorny or spiky plants can puncture or tear a goat’s internal organs. Other plants that are stringy can tangle up inside a goat’s intestines, causing intestinal blockages and other difficulties.<\/p>\n

Saponin Containing Plants<\/h3>\n
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  • Bagpod<\/li>\n
  • Coffee Weed<\/li>\n
  • Purple Sesban<\/li>\n
  • Rattlebox<\/li>\n
  • Soapwort<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Photosensitizing Plants<\/h3>\n

    Photosensitization occurs when an animal consumes a plant that contains properties which allow the plant to interact with sunlight. If a goat eats a photosensitizing plant, the goat could become overly susceptible to sunburn or heat stroke.<\/p>\n

    Common photosensitizing plants include:<\/p>\n

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    • Buckwheat<\/li>\n
    • Goat Weed<\/li>\n
    • Klamath Weed<\/li>\n
    • Lantana<\/li>\n
    • Rape<\/li>\n
    • St. John’s Wort<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      Resin Containing Plants<\/h3>\n

      Christmas trees contain resin, and many people feed leftover Christmas trees to goats when Christmas season has ended. This may not be such a good idea, as new research indicates plants containing resin could have delayed effects and be the cause of miscarriage in pregnant goats.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      We had a scare the other day, our goats got out and into a small amount of Hosta!\u00a0 Googling the topic can lead to total panic since many people are of the opinion that Hosta is poisonous to Goats!\u00a0 I prefer a little deeper research followed by a flesh & blood expert opinion.\u00a0 Here is […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[106],"tags":[6,108,107,109,64,105],"class_list":["post-368","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-goats","tag-goats","tag-plants","tag-poison","tag-poisonous-plants","tag-safety","tag-veterinarian"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jnrfarms.us\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/368","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jnrfarms.us\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jnrfarms.us\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jnrfarms.us\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jnrfarms.us\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=368"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/jnrfarms.us\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/368\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":369,"href":"https:\/\/jnrfarms.us\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/368\/revisions\/369"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jnrfarms.us\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=368"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jnrfarms.us\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=368"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jnrfarms.us\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=368"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}