VTMED 6531

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VTMED 6531
Poisonous Plants

Course information provided by the 2025-2026 Catalog.

Field trips demonstrate toxic plants growing in natural or cultivated settings.  Lectures address economically important poisonous plants native to the United States.  Information presented includes plant identification, natural habitat, toxic principles, clinical signs of toxicity, and treatment and prevention of poisoning in animals.  Some of the major toxic principles found in plants and considered in detail in the course are nitrates, cyanide, oxalates, photodynamic agents, alkaloids, and mycotoxins.


Permission Note Enrollment limited to: second- and third-year veterinary students.

Last 4 Terms Offered 2025FA, 2024FA, 2023FA, 2022FA

When Offered Fall.

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Syllabi: none

  •   Vet Med Full. 

  • 1 Credit Sat/Unsat

  • 18149 VTMED 6531   LEC 001

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    • Aug 18 - Dec 17, 2025

    • Miller, A

      Smith, M

  • Instruction Mode: In Person