Locoweed - Wikipedia
Locoweed (also crazyweed and loco) is a common name in North America for any plant that produces swainsonine, an alkaloid harmful to livestock.
A Guide to Locoweed: Poisoning and Management
Locoweed (also crazyweed or loco) are common North American plants that produce phytotoxins, nitro toxins, and selenium accumulation that are harmful to livestock. Typical symptoms of locoism occur from poisoning by the alkaloid, swainsonine.
Locoweed (Astragalus and Oxytropis spp.) : USDA ARS
Locoweed gets its name from the Spanish word loco (crazy) which is how the abnormal behavior of poisoned animals has been described. This "locoed" behavior results from locoweed-induced neurologic damage. Most of the time, animals become depressed and lethargic.
Locoweed | Toxic, Poisonous, Invasive | Britannica
Locoweed, any of several species of poisonous plants of the genera Astragalus and Oxytropis, in the pea family (Fabaceae). Locoweeds are native to the prairies of north central and western North America and can pose a danger to livestock, horses, and other grazing animals.
Poisonous Plants on Rangelands: Locoweed and Crazyweed
2022年10月24日 · The names locoweed and crazyweed are often used interchangeably, however, there are notable differences between the species. Both species are found throughout South Dakota rangelands and can cause livestock poisoning.
What Exactly is Locoweed? - True West Magazine
2019年5月1日 · David Duggan. Shelton, Connecticut. No, locoweed isn’t cannabis. It’s any number of plants found throughout the West, especially the genera Astragalus and Oxytropis. They are commonly found on mountains, foothills, plains and semiarid desert regions.
Locoweed (also crazyweed or loco) are common North American plants that produce phytotoxins, nitro-‐toxins, and selenium accumulation that are harmful to livestock. Typical symptoms of locoism occur from poisoning by the alkaloid, swainsonine.
Locoweed is the most widespread poisonous plant problem in the Western United States. Some species of Astragalus and Oxytropis contain the indolizidine alkaloid swainsonine that causes the poisoning syndrome known as locoism.
Toxic Plant: Locoweed | UA Cooperative Extension
Toxic plant locoweed (many species in genera Astragalus and Oxytropis) impacting cattle, horses and sheep in Pima, Santa Cruz and Cochise counties.
Locoweed Management Recommendations • Restrict Access during critical periods When loco is more palatable than associated forages. • Eat and Pull – remove animals that start eating loco. Prevent further intoxication.