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Nitrate poisoning caused by turnips and redroot

Authors: Brakenridge DT
Publication: New Zealand Veterinary Journal, Volume 4, Issue 4, pp 165-166, Dec 1956
Publisher: Taylor and Francis

Animal type: Cattle, Livestock, Production animal, Ruminant
Subject Terms: Toxicology, Poisoning - plant, Poisoning - chemical
Article class: Clinical Communication

Abstract:

Extract: Variegated thistle, mintweed, sorghum, mangolds, and oaten hay have been shown to cause nitrate poisoning in animals under certain conditions. To our knowledge, this is the first observation in New Zealand on nitrate poisoning of cattle by turnip tops and redroot (Amaranthus retroflexus). Connor (1951) states that redroot contains appreciable quantities of nitrate in the stems and branches and could possibly lead to poisoning

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