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Poisons, Toxins, Poisonous Plants, and Venomous Animals of Concern to Horse Owners:

National Animal Poison Control Center

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Introduction

This article contains many direct links to articles on poisonous plants, poisons, and venomous animals of concern to horse owners. Also linked are the larger internet poison databases.

Thank You! Thanks to the following people and institutions for making these sites available:

  • The University of Arizona College of Pharmacy, 1703 E. Mabel, P.O. Box 210207, Tucson, AZ 85721
  • Many original images were provided by Dr. Mary C. Smith of the Cornell College of Veterinary Medicine. Additional images, text and Web documents by Dan Brown and Tatiana Stanton.
  • University of Illinois Educational Technology Board and the University of Illinois Library Research and Publications Committee. Additional funding was received from Dr. Florence Dunbar. Many thanks are due to Dr. Val Beasley for the use of his reference notes, to Zhenguo Zhang and Mary Shultz, Graduate Assistants for the project, and to Bryan McGoldrick, veterinary student and 1995-96 Curator of the Poisonous Plant Garden.
  • Derek B. Munro, Crop Protection Program Eastern Cereal and Oilseed Research Centre Research Branch Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0C6
      ~Word Count: 1002 words (The average magazine page contains about 600 words);
      ~Last Updated: May 28, 2008;

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