Bulletin No 3863 - Plants which cause Kimberley horse disease

Authors

A. L. Payne, Western Australian Department of Agriculture

Files

Publication Date

4-1976

Series Number

Bulletin 3863

Abstract

Crotalaria crispata and Crotalaria retusa (Rattlepod), two plants responsible for Kimberley horse disease*, are, unfortunately, fairly widespread throughout the Kimberleys. Both species are apparently toxic in all stages of growth.

This bulletin is to assist pastoralists to:-

• Identify the two plants;

• Recognise the type of country and conditions under which they grow; and

• Locate horse paddocks on country where the plants are least likely to occur.

Number of Pages

4

Publisher

Western Australian Department of Agriculture

City

Perth

Keywords

Plants, Horse, Horses, Kimberley, Kimberley horse disease

Disciplines

Agribusiness | Agricultural Education | Agricultural Science | Animal Diseases | Animal Sciences | Plant Biology | Plant Pathology | Plants | Veterinary Preventive Medicine, Epidemiology, and Public Health | Veterinary Toxicology and Pharmacology

Recommended Citation

Payne, A L. (1976), Bulletin No 3863 - Plants which cause Kimberley horse disease. Western Australian Department of Agriculture, Perth. Bulletin Bulletin 3863.
https://library.dpird.wa.gov.au/bulletins3/19

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