This week I studied Lantana Camara. I came across research explaining the toxic effects of animals eating Lantana Camara and how the toxicity manifests in the animal. The animals that have shown acute toxicity due to lantadenes are both ruminants and non-ruminants Ruminants are animals such as cattle and non-ruminants are animals such as rabbits. Lantadenes are toxins found in Lantana Camara. The precise names for these lantadenes are: Triterpene acids lantadene A and lantadene B. The most common symptoms of lantana toxicity in animals are: photosensitivity, inflammation in the eyes, and liver damage. If left untreated, it can cause death due to the liver and/ or organ failure and set in of secondary bacterial infection. They sure don't look as cute now.
References:
Cooper, R. G. (2007). Accidental
Poisoning from Lantana camara (Cherry Pie) Hay Fed to Ostriches (Struthio
camelus). Turkish Journal of
Veterinary & Animal Sciences, 31(3), 213–214.
Kumar, R.,
Sharma, R., Patil, R. D., Mal, G., Kumar, A., Patial, V., Kumar, P., &
Singh, B. (2018). Sub-chronic toxicopathological study of lantadenes of Lantana
camara weed in Guinea pigs. BMC Veterinary Research, 14(1). https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A546840360/AONE?u=mcc_phoe&sid=AONE&xid=bdd7c40f
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