The author presents a revision about bracken fern (Pteridium aquilinum, L. Kuhn), in cattle, raised in the state of the Paraná. This toxic plant represents huge damages to the creators in the state and is being disseminated quickly, becoming the toxic ...
Wilmar Sachetin Marçal
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An Annotated Checklist of the Lepidoptera of the Beaver Island Archipelago, Lake Michigan. [PDF]
A survey of Lepidoptera was conducted in 1987 and 1988 on Beaver Island, Lake Michigan. When combined with a 1930 survey of the Beaver Island Archipelago, 757 species from 41 families have now been recorded from these ...
Profant, Dennis
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An outbreak of acute febrile syndrome associated with coagulopathy and severe pancytopenia occurred in cattle grazing in paddocks with high infestation by Adiantopsis chlorophylla.
Luiz Gustavo Schneider de Oliveira +9 more
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The authors describe a case of acute intoxication by bracken fern ( Pteridium aquilinum) in a cattle herd raised in the city of Reserva, Parana State. A total of 25 animals died due to intoxication caused by the ingestion of large amounts of the toxic ...
Alexandre Amorim Monteiro +5 more
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Who will win where and why? An ecophysiological dissection of the competition between a tropical pasture grass and the invasive weed Bracken over an elevation range of 1000 m in the tropical Andes. [PDF]
In tropical agriculture, the vigorously growing Bracken fern causes severe problems by invading pastures and out-competing the common pasture grasses. Due to infestation by that weed, pastures are abandoned after a few years, and as a fatal consequence ...
Johannes Knuesting +6 more
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Glycophenotypic alterations induced by Pteridium aquilinum in mice gastric mucosa: synergistic effect with Helicobacter pylori infection. [PDF]
The bracken fern Pteridium aquilinum is a plant known to be carcinogenic to animals. Epidemiological studies have shown an association between bracken fern exposure and gastric cancer development in humans.
Joana Gomes +10 more
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The article reviews some of the main characteristics of Pteridium aquilinum (bracken fern) and the main consequences of its ingestion by livestock animals, laboratory animals and man.
Ana Paula F. R. L. Bracarense +1 more
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Detection of bovine papillomavirus type 2 in the peripheral blood of cattle with urinary bladder tumours: possible biological role [PDF]
Bovine papillomavirus type 2 (BPV-2) infection has been associated with urinary bladder tumours in adult cattle grazing on bracken fern-infested land. In this study, we investigated the simultaneous presence of BPV-2 in whole blood and urinary bladder ...
A. Venuti +10 more
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High Resprouting of Plants Within 16 Months of Wildfire in a Dry Grassland in Aotearoa New Zealand
Wildfires are projected to increase in severity and frequency in dryland ecosystems due to climate change. To predict how plant communities will respond to these changes in wildfire patterns, it is vital to understand how plants establish following fire; such knowledge is limited in Aotearoa New Zealand.
Shanta Budha‐Magar +3 more
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Potential and historical Uses for bracken (Pteridium aquilinum (L.) Kuhn) in organic agriculture [PDF]
This report was presented at the UK Organic Research 2002 Conference. Bracken is considered a serious weed species, due to its toxic constituents and negative impacts on agriculture and conservation.
Donnelly, Eric +2 more
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