Effect of natural toxins on reproduction

Abstract

Poisonous plants grow in most plant communities found on rangelands and pastures. They are one of the principal causes of economic loss to the livestock industry. One major costly effect is on reproduction, which includes birth defects, abortions, lengthened calving intervals, and interference with oogenesis, spermatogenesis, libido, and estrus. Those plants that cause wasting, temporary illness, and other such effects can adversely effect reproduction livestock.