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Monday - February 13, 2012
From: Doswell, VA
Region: Mid-Atlantic
Topic: Poisonous Plants
Title: Non-toxic plants for horses in Virginia from Doswell VA
Answered by: Barbara Medford
QUESTION:
Looking for a list of Non Toxic plants to horses in the State of Virginia.ANSWER:
From a previous Mr. Smarty Plants answer:
Here are databases that you can use to check on toxicity of plants to horses and other animals:
ASPCA's Toxic and Non-Toxic Plant List - Horses [Note: The first list is for plants toxic to horses and the second list is for plants non-toxic to horses.
Horse Nutrition: Poisonous Plants from Ohio State University Extension Service
10 Most Poisonous Plants for Horses from Equisearch
California Poison Control System
Pennsylvania's Poisonous Plants from the Universtiy of Pennsylvania
Cornell University Plants Poisonous to Livestock
Poisonous Plants of North Carolina
Canadian Poisonous Plants Information System
Your best source of local poisonous plant information would probably be your own veterinarian. Another source is the Virginia Texas Extension Office for Hanover County
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