Toxicity of Saskatoon serviceberry to cattle.
Year: 1980
Type: article
Abstract: Saskatoon serviceberry (Amelanchier alnifolia) twigs were administered to cattle in feed rations and by intraruminal dosing to determine the toxicity of the cyanogenic shrub. When chopped twigs were fed as 75% of the diet, cattle exhibited restlessness, shivering, loss of weight, scours and shortness of breath. Low level dosing experiments indicated a rapid turnover of hydrogen cyanide in the rumen. When potential doses were increased to 5 mg hydrogen cyanide/kg (body weight) progressive stages of poisoning developed rapidly, rumen hydrogen cyanide levels were elevated for at least three hours and the increase in heart rate correlated with the rise in blood hydrogen cyanide concentration.
Source: Europe PMC (PubMed Central)
Authors: W Majak, T Udenberg, L J Clark, A McLean
Language: English
Topic: Cassava research and cyanide
Subfield: Plant Science
Domain: Life Sciences
SDG: Zero hunger
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W4342527