A Case Study Of Lantana Camara Poisoning In Sirohi Goat

Research Article
Virendra Singh., Manish Agrawal., Nagda R K., Sharma M. C and Anil Mordia
DOI: 
http://dx.doi.org/10.24327/ijrsr.2018. 0907.2364
Subject: 
science
KeyWords: 
Lantana camara, Goat, Toxicity and Photosensitization
Abstract: 

In present report, secondary photosensitization due to Lantana camara toxicity in kid of Sirohi goat in Chittorgarh district of Rajasthan is discussed. Among poisonous plants, Lantana camara is a common noxious weed widely known to cause phototoxicity in large and small ruminants. The major clinical manifestations shown by affected kids were anorexia, depression, isolated from herds, swelling of eye lids and later on sloughing of superficial layer of skin particularly over the back, on ventral abdomen, neck, around eyes, udder and tail along with tendency of itching. Symptomatic clinical treatment comprised of oral administration of activated charcoal, purgative and liver tonic supported with electrolyte therapy and parental administration of antihistaminic and vitamin Bcomplex with liver extract was given