The Prevention of Plant Poisonings in Livestock & Pets Program has been established by faculty of the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine (VMRCVM) at Virginia Tech to assist veterinarians, extension agents, producer groups, and other advisory groups in educating the public at large about those plants that are most likely to cause losses among their animals. This program, with the collaboration of the Veterinary Medical Library, gathers in one convenient source, critical and relevant information on plant poisonings. It delivers the information to the lay public in a user-friendly, readily understood format. To help users make the most of this resource, materials are made available on this CD-ROM. Thus, anyone who has a computer with a CD-ROM drive will be able to access the information. The CDs are distributed to all County Extension Offices in Virginia and Maryland. Veterinary hospitals and clinics, other agencies and members of the public can purchase this CD for a nominal fee.

Special Features of the CD-ROM include:

• Color pictures of common, important poisonous plants seen in Virginia and Maryland
• Identification features of each plant, with reference to the most toxic parts
• Conditions under which poisoning is most likely to occur
• An outline of the disease caused by ingesting the plant

By appointment, Faculty of the College of Veterinary Medicine will come to your area to make a personal presentation to a group(s) of interested individuals.*

The information in the program is divided into two major sections. Section 1 covers plants that are toxic to farm animals (cattle, horses, sheep, goats, llamas, and pigs) while Section 2 covers plants that are toxic to small companion animals (dogs, cats).

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General Credits

1. The authors wish to express sincere appreciation to Dr. Dennis Blodgett for his valuable assistance, editing, and contribution of critical photos to complete the project.
2. We appreciate the contributions of Dr. Bob Lyons, Dr. Paul Peterson, and Dr. Dan Brann for providing photographs of various plant specimens.
3. Photography by:
   Don Massie
   Media Services Unit
   College of Veterinary Medicine
   Virginia Tech
4. Rebecca Mack, a student and web programmer at Virginia Tech, provided expert techincal assistance in developing this program.

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Dr. Blair Meldrum
College of Veterinary Medicine
VA Tech
Blacksburg, VA 24061
Phone: 1-540-231-4587
Fax: 1-540-231-7367
e-mail: bmeldrum@vt.edu