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This book has evolved from a course on Toxicants in Feeds and Poisonous Plants taught for several years at Oregon State University and is written from the perspective of animal scientists who are concerned with an appreciation of all aspects of toxicants that can influence animal production. These aspects are considered in 12 chapters and include: botanical characteristics of crop plants, range and pasture weeds; the chemical nature and metabolism of toxicants; the pathology induced by particular toxicants; and an overall appreciation for the significance of particular toxicants in animal production. Consequently, this book differs from existing textbooks on poisonous plants and natural toxicants, which tend to be oriented either toward the botanical aspects or to a veterinary perspective with emphasis on clinical and pathological signs of toxicity.

The intended readership includes students in animal science …