Maternal Ingestion of Ipomoea carnea: Effects on Goat-Kid Bonding and Behavior
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Maternal Ingestion of Ipomoea carnea: Effects on Goat-Kid Bonding and Behavior.
Ipomoea carnea is a toxic plant found in Brazil and other tropical and subtropical countries and often causes poisoning of livestock. The plant contains the alkaloids swainsonine and calystegines, which inhibit key cellular enzymes and cause systematic cell death. This study evaluated the behavioral effects of prenatal ingestion of this plant on dams and their kids. Twenty-four pregnant goats w...
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عنوان ژورنال: Toxins
سال: 2016
ISSN: 2072-6651
DOI: 10.3390/toxins8030074