Bracken fern poisoning to cattle raised in Parana State, Brazil.

Authors

  • Wilmar Sachetin Marçal Universidade Estadual de Londrina

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5433/1679-0359.2003v24n1p197

Keywords:

Cattle, Toxic, Bracken fern, Pteridium aquilinum.

Abstract

The author presents a revision about bracken fern (Pteridium aquilinum, L. Kuhn), in cattle, raised in the state of the Paraná. This toxic plant represents huge damages to the creators in the state and is being disseminated quickly, becoming the toxic plant of negative consequences to the health of the cattle. The author also describe climatic and environmental conditions about proliferation of Bracken fern in the Parana state, Brazil.

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Author Biography

Wilmar Sachetin Marçal, Universidade Estadual de Londrina

Médico veterinário, Professor Associado do Departamento de Clínicas Veterinárias, Centro de Ciências Agrárias, Universidade Estadual de Londrina, Caixa Postal 6001, cep: 86051-970, Londrina – PR.

Published

2003-05-10

How to Cite

Marçal, W. S. (2003). Bracken fern poisoning to cattle raised in Parana State, Brazil. Semina: Ciências Agrárias, 24(1), 197–208. https://doi.org/10.5433/1679-0359.2003v24n1p197

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Review Article

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