University:
Sam Houston State University
Course:
BIOL 2411 | General Botany
Academic year:

2020
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2
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SpaceCadet101

Answers to Assessment: 1. Generally toxic plants are consumed when inadequate forage is available. May also occur then hungry animals are put into locations with toxic plants. 2. Livestock species Answers Plant A. Cattle A, B __________ Arrowgrass B. Sheep A, B, D __________ Broom snakeweed C. Horses A, B __________ Chokecherry D. Goats B (A,C) __________ Death camas A __________ Gambel oak B (A) __________ Greasewood B (A) __________ Halogeton B __________ Horsebrush A (B,C) __________ Low larkspur A (B, C) __________ Tall larkspur A, B, C __________ Locoweed B (A, C) __________ Lupine A (B, C, D) __________ Milkvetch A __________ Pine needles B (A) __________ Sneezeweed A, B, C, D __________ Tansy ragwort 3. Any of the below answers 1. Follow good pasture or range management practices – plant poisoning is usually a sign of a sick range 2. Know the poisonous plants common to your area 3. Know the symptoms that generally indicate plant poisoning 4. Avoid turning to pasture in early spring 5. Provide supplemental feed during droughts, after plants become mature and after early frost 6. Avoid turning very hungry animals where there are poisonous plants 7. Avoid driving animals too fast when trailing 8. Remove promptly all animals from infested areas when plant poisoning strikes 9. Treat promptly, preferable by a veterinarian Poisonous Plant Evaluation 1. Why do livestock generally eat poisonous plants? 2. Match the plant with the species if affects. Remember that plants can affect more than one species. Write the species letter or letters in front of the plant. Livestock species Plant A. Cattle __________ Arrowgrass B. Sheep __________ Broom snakeweed C. Horses __________ Chokecherry D. Goats __________ Death camas __________ Gambel oak __________ Greasewood __________ Halogeton __________ Horsebrush __________ Low larkspur __________ Tall larkspur __________ Locoweed __________ Lupine __________ Milkvetch __________ Pine needles __________ Sneezeweed __________ Tansy ragwort 3. Discuss three ways to prevent animals from ingesting toxic plants.