bracken poisoning
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bracken poisoning — poisoning of animals after eating Pteridium aquilinum (bracken). In monogastric animals it consists of severe intoxication due to enzymatic destruction of thiamine by a thiaminase present in the plant; in ruminants it is apparently due to a… … Medical dictionary
Bracken — Taxobox name = Pteridium aquilinum image width = 240px regnum = Plantae divisio = Pteridophyta classis = Pteridopsida ordo = Pteridales familia = Dennstaedtiaceae genus = Pteridium subdivision ranks = Species subdivision = Pteridium aquilinum… … Wikipedia
bracken — brack·en (brakґən) Pteridium aquilinum, a fern of worldwide distribution that causes bracken poisoning (q.v.) in many species of animals. Called also bracken fern … Medical dictionary
bracken staggers — noun see bracken poisoning … Useful english dictionary
fern poisoning — noun or fern staggers : bracken poisoning … Useful english dictionary
Pteridium — Pte·ri·di·um (tə ridґe əm) a genus of ferns. P. aquiliґnum L. Kuhn (Polypodiaґceae) is the bracken. See also bracken poisoning, under poisoning … Medical dictionary
Cheilanthes — Chei·lan·thes (ki lanґthēz) a genus of ferns. C. seiґberi is the rock fern, an Australian species that causes poisoning in cattle similar to bracken poisoning. C. sinnaґta is the jimmy fern, a North American species poisonous to cattle,… … Medical dictionary
enzootic bovine hematuria — a disease of cattle marked by passing of blood in the urine, anemia, and debilitation; it is usually due to bracken poisoning … Medical dictionary
Bovine papillomavirus — Taxobox color = violet name = Bovine papillomavirus image width = 280px image caption = Bovine papillomavirus type 1 (3D reconstruction) virus group = i ordo = Unranked familia = Papillomaviridae genus = Deltapapillomavirus, Epsilonpapillomavirus … Wikipedia
Fiddlehead fern — Fiddlehead ferns refers to the unfurled fronds of a young fern harvested for food consumption. The fiddlehead, or circinate vernation, unrolls as the fern matures and grows due to more growth in the inside of the curl. The fiddlehead resembles… … Wikipedia
