The book is a new edition of the definitive work intended as a standard textbook for veterinary students and practitioners, livestock breeders and research workers. About 600 indigenous poisonous plants are known to occur in southern Africa. The book makes available the vast store of knowledge on plant and fungal poisonings accumulated over 65 years at the South African Veterinary Institution at Onderstepoort. Each case of poisoning is described and depicted in colour. Distribution charts are given and detailed information on the toxicology, chemistry, symptomatology and pathology of each condition.
By:
Editor, Koos Coetzer, Theuns Naude, Christo Botha Imprint: Oxford University Press Southern Africa Edition: 2nd edition Dimensions:
Height: 280mm,
Width: 210mm,
Spine: 23mm
Weight: 1.287kg ISBN:9780195761344 ISBN 10: 0195761340 Pages: 256 Publication Date:01 August 2005 Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Undergraduate
Format:Hardback Publisher's Status: Active